{"id":26809,"date":"2025-09-20T04:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/26809\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T04:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T04:29:09","slug":"stunning-moon-venus-and-regulus-conjunction-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/26809\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning moon, Venus and Regulus conjunction pics !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moon-Venus-Regulus-Steve-Wilson-Salina-Kansas-Sep-19-2025-e1758290428474.jpg\" alt=\"Moon, Venus and Regulus: Crescent moon with bright light nearby and another star to the lower right.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522312\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78280\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/?filter_1_3=Steve&amp;filter_1_6=Wilson&amp;mode=all\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Wilson<\/a> in Salina, Kansas, captured the moon, Venus and Regulus on Friday morning, September 19, 2025. Steve wrote: \u201cI had noticed that the very thin crescent moon, Venus and Regulus were going to be in the same field of view with my telescope, so I got out early and started taking photos. Even got a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/astronomy-essentials\/what-is-earthshine\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">earthshine<\/a> on the moon.\u201d Thank you, Steve!<br \/>\nMoon, Venus and Regulus lit up the Friday morning sky <\/p>\n<p>On Friday morning, September 19, 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/moon-phases\/waning-crescent\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">waning crescent<\/a> moon made a spectacular pairing with Venus and <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/brightest-stars\/best-regulus-the-heart-of-the-lion\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Regulus<\/a>, the brightest star in <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/constellations\/leo-heres-your-constellation\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Leo<\/a> the Lion. And our global community of photographers captured the scene to share with us! Enjoy photos of the celestial trio here and on our <a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Community Photos page<\/a>. Did you see the conjunction? Share your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/submit-a-photo\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to submit a photo. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Greg-Redfern-celestial-trio-moon-Venus-Regulus-Shenandoah-National-Park-Sep-19-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"Crescent moon with a bright dot for Venus and dimmer dot for Regulus.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522323\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78274\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/?filter_1_3=GREG&amp;filter_1_6=REDFERN&amp;mode=all\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Redfern<\/a> in the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, captured this scene on September 19, 2025. Greg wrote: \u201cWith a hooting owl keeping me company, the waning moon, Venus and Regulus rose above the meadows\u2019 horizon. Beautiful sight in a beautiful place.\u201d Thank you, Greg!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/moon-Venus-Regulus-Arthur-Cross-Fort-Pierce-FL-Sep-19-2025-e1758293099494.png\" alt=\"A yellowish glow on the bottom edge of a crescent moon with a bright and dim light nearby.\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522324\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78276\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | Arthur Cross in Fort Pierce, Florida, captured the moon, Venus and Regulus on September 19, 2025. Arthur wrote: \u201cI was walking out to take the garbage out and looked up and saw those 3 in a row. Something told me to take the picture. I thought it was unique.\u201d Thank you, Arthur!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moon-Venus-Regulus-Capitol-Ray-Tolomeo-Washington-DC-Sep-19-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Dome of the US Capitol building with the moon, Venus and Regulus in the dark sky behind it.\" width=\"650\" height=\"909\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522343\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78295\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/raytolomeophotography\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ray Tolomeo<\/a> captured this image in Washington, D.C., and wrote: \u201cJust a perfect weather morning to capture the conjunction over the U.S. Capitol.\u201d Thank you, Ray!<br \/>\nMore pics of the stunning conjunction<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moon-and-Venus-Amy-Van-Artsdalen-Mansfield-TX-Sep-19-2025-e1758293411104.jpg\" alt=\"Slim crescent moon and one bright light beside it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522326\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78277\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/?filter_1_3=Amy&amp;filter_1_6=Van%20Artsdalen&amp;mode=all\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Van Artsdalen<\/a> in Mansfield, Texas, captured a closeup of the moon and Venus on September 19, 2025. Amy wrote: \u201cWe just happened to be outside to witness this!\u201d Thank you, Amy!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moon-Venus-Regulus-Victoria-Buckman-Davenport-FL-Sep-19-2025-e1758293596641.jpg\" alt=\"Crescent moon beside small points of light.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522327\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78279\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.victoriajean.com\/galleries\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria Buckman<\/a> in Davenport, Florida, captured the moon, Venus, Regulus and other stars on September 19, 2025. Victoria wrote: \u201cThank you to my husband for telling me this beauty was visible this morning.\u201d And thank you, Victoria, for sharing your image with us!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Moon-Venus-Regulus-Steven-Sweet-Mississauga-Sep-19-2025-e1758293775918.jpeg\" alt=\"Crescent moon with Venus below and 2 dots, one much dimmer than the other, labeled Regulus A and B.\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522329\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/community-photos\/entry\/78282\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">View at EarthSky Community Photos<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lunar101MoonBook\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Sweet<\/a> in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, captured the moon, Venus, and Regulus A and B on September 19, 2025. Steven wrote: \u201cI was busy with two cameras until sunrise with the trio in the sky.\u201d Thank you, Steven!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thanks-moon-venus-regulus-sep19-2025-e1758295337716.png\" alt=\"A chart of the conjunction of the moon, Venus and Regulus on September 19, with a link to our photo submission page.\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" class=\"size-full wp-image-522336\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/ecp.earthsky.org\/submit-a-photo\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to submit a photo. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: See marvelous photos from the EarthSky community of the crescent moon, Venus and Regulus in the morning sky on Friday, September 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>                    Kelly Kizer Whitt<br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/author\/kellywhitt\/\" class=\"post-author-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Articles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    About the Author:<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Kizer Whitt &#8211; EarthSky\u2019s nature and travel vlogger on YouTube &#8211; writes and edits some of the most fascinating stories at EarthSky.org. She&#8217;s been writing about science, with a focus on astronomy, for decades. She began her career at Astronomy Magazine and made regular contributions to other outlets, including AstronomyToday and the Sierra Club. She has nine published books, including a children&#8217;s picture book, Solar System Forecast, and a young adult dystopian novel, A Different Sky.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steve Wilson in Salina, Kansas, captured the moon, Venus and Regulus on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[85,46,141,145,1361],"class_list":{"0":"post-26809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-space","12":"tag-todays-image"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}