Photos from this morning's occultation

Aunt Dora Baggins

Aunt Dora Baggins

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Uncle Baggins called me from work this morning at 5:30 and said "Hey, go look at the moon and Venus! And take some pictures if you can." So I got up and took some photos, and when he got home at 6 he took some more. At about 6:15 Venus disappeared behind the moon, but by then the sky was so light the cameras couldn't pick it up, though we could still see it with our eyes. Venus lingered on the rim of the moon, got dimmer, and then went out. Amazing. Here are three of the photos:

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His camera takes much better telephoto than mine. I included the third one, which was taken a few minutes earlier, to show how fast the gap between them was closing. It's too bad we couldn't get photos when they appeared to touch; that was really cool.
 
Yes, the second photo is amazing, the crescent Moon nearing the crescent Venus!

Thanks so much! [:)]
 
Would you mind if I saved a couple of them in my own files? They are just beautiful pics. I was pondering the new moon this morning, celebrating it and preparing for Beltane, and these pictures thrill my heart with the magick of this moment. Thanks so much for sharing. [heart]
 
And thanks for the kind words :-)

That's right, Beltane is just around the corner. When I was a kid, everyone did May baskets. We'd fold them like cootie-catchers, and fill them with candy and leave them on the neighbor's porches. Then we'd ring the bell and run away. The rule was if you were caught, the person got to kiss you. I never realized before how much like a Beltane rite that sounds. Anyway, no one does it here anymore, not since forty years ago. I wonder why it changed?
 
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