{"id":167846,"date":"2025-09-19T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/167846\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:20:10","slug":"the-moon-and-venus-conjunction-set-up-a-heavenly-sight-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/167846\/","title":{"rendered":"The moon and venus conjunction set up a heavenly sight Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">If you were up before dawn, then you were lucky enough to see a breathtaking celestial sight. Many early-morning stargazers captured striking images of an eye-catching conjunction of the moon with Venus and Regulus, among the brightest stars in the night sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Just before sunrise, the waning crescent moon, the brilliant planet Venus, and Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, were close together, looking nearly aligned on the east-northeast horizon. The amazing sight was visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">The \u201cEarth-shine,\u201d when sunlight reflects off Earth back onto the moon, provided a stunning view of the illuminated dark side of the moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">\u201cI think the added attraction was the moon being such a small waning crescent, making the Earthshine stand out, bringing about a certain extra beautiful view,\u201d said Francine Jackson, staff astronomer at the Ladd Observatory at Brown University. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Jackson said she went out at 5:30 a.m. and \u201cthe sight of the second and third brightest celestial objects was magnificent.\u201d About an hour later, she went outside again, \u201cand, in the brightening east, the moon had moved just enough so that it was directly side by side with Venus, and it was still visible going back into the house 10 minutes later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Here are some of the images captured:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-P2R4IHAGTZER5FY6ZY6SIQSAEE-image\" alt=\"A view of the conjunction from the Sagamore Bridge on Cape Cod Friday morning.\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/P2R4IHAGTZER5FY6ZY6SIQSAEE.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>A view of the conjunction from the Sagamore Bridge on Cape Cod Friday morning.Rachael Waterman<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-RQ7FDM3JFJAEDP65LSNSP456ZU-image\" alt=\"A conjunction of the moon, Venus, and Regulus early Friday.\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RQ7FDM3JFJAEDP65LSNSP456ZU.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>A conjunction of the moon, Venus, and Regulus early Friday.Joe in Medway<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\">Globe meteorologist Dave Epstein was urging folks to look up and catch a glimpse early:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"img-R2YTTRAJJVG2ZETXRJ6ZSZJS2Q-image\" alt=\"Another view of the stunning conjunction early Friday. The Earthshine beautifully illuminates the dark side of the moon.\" class=\"height_a width_full invisible width_full--mobile width_full--tablet-only\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/R2YTTRAJJVG2ZETXRJ6ZSZJS2Q.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/>Another view of the stunning conjunction early Friday. The Earthshine beautifully illuminates the dark side of the moon.Joe in Medway<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Marianne Mizera can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2025\/09\/19\/metro\/moon-venus-conjunction-photos\/mailto:marianne.mizera@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">marianne.mizera@globe.com<\/a>. Follow her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MareMizera\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@MareMizera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you were up before dawn, then you were lucky enough to see a breathtaking celestial sight. 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