By Cecille Kennedy | 2023-02-23
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On 02/23/2023 06:56 pm by Peter Lowenstein| Mutare, Zimbabwe
Alignment of Moon, Jupiter and Venus.
On Thursday 23rd, clearing cloud between 6.30 and 7.15 pm provided glimpses of the alignment of the three-day-old Waxing Crescent Moon, Jupiter and Venus in a volcanic sunset coloured sky above Murahwa Mountain and Christmas Pass.
Jupiter is approaching Venus for a much anticipated close conjunction on 1-2 March. Details at https://earthsky.org/tonight/bright-planets-west-after-sunset-venus-and-jupiter-conjunction-feb-mar-2023/
Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in sunset mode
Image size reduction and minimal application of Star Spikes Pro to planets to make them more clearly visible.