Transit of Venus 2012

Transit of Venus 2012: Spectacular show seen for the last time until 2117


More incredible pictures at the link. Check them out!

I took this picture of Venus and Jupiter on March 13th.

"Images of broken light, which
Dance before me like a million eyes,
They call me on and on across the universe."
~ John Lennon

The planet Venus, crescent moon and the planet
Jupiter on March 25th. By the time I got out to
take pictures, the moon and Jupiter were starting
to set.

The planet Venus, crescent moon and the planet
Jupiter on March 26th. I got this shot earlier in
the evening. It was a beautiful sight!

Venus & Jupiter

The planets Jupiter and Venus in alignment last night. It was a
gorgeous evening to go out and get some shots of this celestial
encounter. This event happens every 13 months. Last night, the
two planets were separated by just 3 degrees. Venus is the brighter
of the two planets even though it's much smaller in size.


When two planets line up in the sky, astronomers call it "planetary
conjunction." March 24th, 25th and 26th, a crescent moon will join
the global meeting between Jupiter and Venus being visible with the
two planets.


I took this shot of Jupiter and Venus looking through the top of our
garden arbor. Beautiful! If you get the chance and the sky is clear
tonight, go out and check this out.