Venus and Mars May 16 2009 Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day

May 16 2009 Venus and Mars

Venus and Mars rising over the Ocean, made for a wonderful photo opportunity in the pre-dawn sky. Mars is further below Venus now, and Venus is climbing towards Jupiter. Taken with Canon 450D, and Sigma 17-70mm lens.
Submitted by: LizG	Location: Townsville. Northern Australia	Date: April 23 2009

2009-05-16 00:02:16 GMT MarciaB

Wow! Great sunrise with Venus and Mars. Liz, thanks for sharing the moment!

2009-05-16 00:51:01 GMT JoshuaH

That is a GREAT image!

2009-05-16 01:26:22 GMT LouisS

Liz, what a completely spectacular picture! I love that foreground.

2009-05-16 01:32:21 GMT SusieL

Wow! This is what makes Astronomy real to the casual observer. Nice Catch :)

2009-05-16 02:03:45 GMT KoriK

Wow! ...That's all I can say. =)

2009-05-16 02:16:44 GMT RickyF

That is a Great shot Liz. Thank You for sharing your image with us. Keep the pic coming it.

2009-05-16 07:16:42 GMT LizG

Wow, thank you everyone!!! Very much appreciated

2009-05-16 13:49:41 GMT 87gtr

fantastic sunrise with Venus and Mars. I'm glad I joined this site.

2009-05-16 14:42:24 GMT RevAaron

Absolutely stunning! The only thing that can make the predawn sky more beautiful is the addition of celestial bodies

2009-05-16 22:47:09 GMT Satsuki

This is my favorite, I love sunrise pictures.

2009-05-19 17:09:46 GMT LouisS

Check out Liz's latest photo on Spaceweather.com. Beautiful! http://is.gd/5nMR

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May 16 2009