The Moon and Venus (1)
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The Moon and Venus (1)
Image: © David Purchase Taken: 1 Jan 2019
At 7.36 a.m. on New Year's Day, the waning crescent Moon and the planet Venus (below and to the left) were a fine sight. An occultation looked possible, but it was not to be. (New Moon was five days later.) The subject grid reference is, of course, the tree on Durdham Down!
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Image Location
Latitude
51.473011
Longitude
-2.625676