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edhopper

(37,544 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 08:27 AM May 19

Venus and Luna

Rare conjunction last night.

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Venus and Luna (Original Post) edhopper May 19 OP

Excellent edhopper! George McGovern May 19 #1

Beautiful! Thank you for that pic. mwmisses4289 May 19 #2

Wow, what a fantastic photo! Superbly caught and thank you, my dear edhopper! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 19 #3

I watched them last night, hotdamn00 May 19 #4

This was a long exposure edhopper May 19 #7

5 Night Lights RustyWheels May 19 #5

Beautiful! Bumbles May 19 #6

Jupiter is next William Seger May 19 #8

The surface of Venus: thucythucy May 19 #9

Very nice Old Crank May 19 #10

George McGovern

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1. Excellent edhopper!

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Tue May 19, 2026, 08:31 AM

May 19

mwmisses4289

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2. Beautiful! Thank you for that pic.

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Tue May 19, 2026, 09:10 AM

May 19

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

CaliforniaPeggy

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

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Tue May 19, 2026, 09:56 AM

May 19

hotdamn00

(47 posts)

4. I watched them last night,

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Tue May 19, 2026, 10:16 AM

May 19

until they slipped behind the trees.

edhopper

(37,544 posts)

7. This was a long exposure

Reply to hotdamn00 (Reply #4)

Tue May 19, 2026, 10:35 AM

May 19

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

May 19

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

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Bumbles

(524 posts)

6. Beautiful!

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Tue May 19, 2026, 10:35 AM

May 19

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

William Seger

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8. Jupiter is next

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Tue May 19, 2026, 10:43 AM

May 19

We're under clouds all week.

thucythucy

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9. The surface of Venus:

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Tue May 19, 2026, 11:11 AM

May 19

Old Crank

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10. Very nice

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Tue May 19, 2026, 12:42 PM

May 19

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