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edhopper

(37,520 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 08:27 AM 10 hrs ago

Venus and Luna

Rare conjunction last night.

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Venus and Luna (Original Post) edhopper 10 hrs ago OP

Excellent edhopper! George McGovern 10 hrs ago #1

Beautiful! Thank you for that pic. mwmisses4289 9 hrs ago #2

Wow, what a fantastic photo! Superbly caught and thank you, my dear edhopper! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy 9 hrs ago #3

I watched them last night, hotdamn00 8 hrs ago #4

This was a long exposure edhopper 8 hrs ago #7

5 Night Lights RustyWheels 8 hrs ago #5

Beautiful! Bumbles 8 hrs ago #6

Jupiter is next William Seger 8 hrs ago #8

The surface of Venus: thucythucy 7 hrs ago #9

Very nice Old Crank 6 hrs ago #10

George McGovern

(12,913 posts)

1. Excellent edhopper!

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 08:31 AM

10 hrs ago

mwmisses4289

(4,722 posts)

2. Beautiful! Thank you for that pic.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 09:10 AM

9 hrs ago

Sadly, it was cloudy/rainy in our area, so couldn't see it.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,979 posts)

3. Wow, what a fantastic photo! Superbly caught and thank you, my dear edhopper! ...n/t

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 09:56 AM

9 hrs ago

hotdamn00

(46 posts)

4. I watched them last night,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:16 AM

8 hrs ago

until they slipped behind the trees.

edhopper

(37,520 posts)

7. This was a long exposure

Reply to hotdamn00 (Reply #4)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:35 AM

8 hrs ago

of around 3 seconds. I was going to try even longer, but then it went behind the tree.

RustyWheels

(207 posts)

5. 5 Night Lights

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:29 AM

8 hrs ago

The moon, Venus, Jupiter, Cator & Pollux in the Gemini constellation.

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Bumbles

(490 posts)

6. Beautiful!

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:35 AM

8 hrs ago

It's comforting to know they'll be doing their dance long after we're gone.

William Seger

(12,529 posts)

8. Jupiter is next

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:43 AM

8 hrs ago

We're under clouds all week.

thucythucy

(9,153 posts)

9. The surface of Venus:

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 11:11 AM

7 hrs ago

Old Crank

(7,266 posts)

10. Very nice

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 12:42 PM

6 hrs ago

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