The Moon, Venus and Jupiter in alignment
My "Skywatch Friday" photo this week comes from the night of December 1, 2008.HAPPY SWF EVERYONE!
The waxing crescent Moon flew past Venus and Jupiter tonight (in the picture, Venus and Jupiter are seen through the tree... Venus is the second brightest object in the sky, with Jupiter the third)
This is apparently an astronomical rarity.
The steeple in the foreground belongs to the new Bethany Christian Church in the nearby burg of Arapahoe, NC.
The new church replaces one that burned down on June 25 of 2007.
You can see the story of Bethany Church's destruction and inspiring rebirth at their blog site.
I had a hard time balancing between the very bright moon and the relatively dimmer (but still bright to the naked eye) Venus and Jupiter... Some pictures showed the moon better, more like the crisp crescent it was, but Venus and Jupiter were just too dim in those shots. I picked this picture because the planets show up well, even though the moon as a consequence is overexposed.
It was an awesome sight, particularly out in the country away from the few towns around here.
I look forward to seeing the other Skywatch pictures from around the world on the other SWF sites listed at:
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