Friday, 24 February 2012

~ Magic in the Skies Tonight ~


Jupiter, Venus and a crescent moon ~ which looks full in this image! ~ 
 slanting westwards in a diagonal line. 

Venus, evening star, goddess of love and beauty,
mistress of Friday, Springtime and flowers,
chased by her father Jupiter,
tries to reach Diana, that
powerful and protective goddess,
and by Sunday night she will be hiding behind
the skirts of this huntress....
protectress of women.

Tomorrow night though...look out for Venus and the Moon being so close to each other as to appear to be almost touching. 
Hoping for clear skies.
Cariad Mawr
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12 comments:

  1. Ontario Wanderer25 February 2012 at 11:01

    Thanks for the photo! We had clouds, snow, wind and frustration at not being able to see the sky.

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    1. helen26 February 2012 at 13:15

      We are so familiar with that frustration too Dean...and this was a really kind window, when the clouds went away for about an hour.

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  2. liniecat25 February 2012 at 11:42

    heres hoping for no low cloud, thanks for the headsup!

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    1. helen26 February 2012 at 13:17

      Hi Lynne.....it was spectacular...although they were quite a bit further apart than we had expected! I hope you got to see them too :~)

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  3. Valerianna25 February 2012 at 14:21

    I was mesmerized at the tiny sliver of a moon the other night, no matter how many times I look at the heavenly bodies, I am continually amazed! Wonder if I'll look out for the moon and venus... thanks for that.

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    1. helen26 February 2012 at 13:19

      Me too Valerianna....they leave me without words most of the time, but filled to overflowing with feeling.

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  4. saskia25 February 2012 at 18:03

    'found' you via Jude, how brave you are in sharing so much of your personal life.

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    1. helen26 February 2012 at 13:26

      Hi saskia, and thank you for visiting. It's a funny thing that sharing, and I don't have a clue how to explain it!! :~))

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  5. Nancy25 February 2012 at 21:09

    I took this same photo! Although my crescent looks as it should, it is not a clear sharp image. Beautiful sight, eh?!!

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    1. helen26 February 2012 at 13:32

      At least you got the right shape Nancy :~) Wasn't it wonderful. Did you see last night's show? The moon did it's orange~y hue thing as it dipped towards setting ~ oh beauty.

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  6. trish25 February 2012 at 22:37

    magic indeed...xxx

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