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Jupiter (lower left) and Venus (upper right) with the crescent moon Thursday and Friday, June 13-14, 2002 |
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The crescent moon is closest to Jupiter in this June 13 photo |
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| June 13 | 5:29 pm | 5:31 pm | June 13 | ||
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On June 14, the moon has moved so that it is above and to the right of Venus (Jupiter is also visible in the full-size image) |
Jupiter, Venus and the crescent moon | ||||
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| June 14 | 5:21 pm | 5:30 pm | June 14 | ||
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Venus and the moon (daylight) |
Venus and the moon (dusk) | ||||
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| June 14 | 5:07 pm | 5:39 pm | June 14 | ||
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Crescent moon in daylight (10x optical zoom) |
Crescent moon at dusk (10x optical zoom) | ||||
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| June 14 | 4:43 pm | 5:40 pm | June 14 | ||
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Family photos (Jupiter on the left and Venus on the right) Wednesday, June 5, 2002 |
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June 5 |
5:23 pm | 5:27 pm | June 5 | ||
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| June 5 | 5:29 pm | 5:30 pm | June 5 | ||
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Venus (in circle) at sunset Wednesday, June 5, 2002 (Circle does not appear in full-sized images.) |
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June 5 |
5:04 pm | 5:06 pm | June 5 | ||
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| June 5 | 5:08 pm | 5:09 pm | June 5 | ||
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Click here for 12-picture slideshow of Jupiter and Venus
‘‘setting’’ on the day of their closest proximity to each other (as viewed from Australia) Tuesday, June 4, 2002 |
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Jupiter (upper left) and Venus (lower right) Monday, June 3, 2002 |
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June 3 5:18 pm |
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June 3 5:19 pm |
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June 3 5:29 pm |
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June 3 5:32 pm |
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Click here for a comparison of the view from Australia and
America Thursday, June 6, 2002 (in Australia) Wednesday, June 5, 2002 (in America) |
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Click here for series of daily photos showing change in relative position of Venus and Jupiter May 26 - June 9, 2002 |