Love and War by Moonlight
Venus (Roman goddess of love) and Mars (war god) came together by moonlight in this image taken on February 20 (Charleston, South Carolina). In the picture the moon is crescent and the way this image was taken allows earth shine to illuminate the otherwise dark surface of the Moon. Despite the fact that this triple conjunction has already pasted, Venus remains in the west (third brightest object in sky- after Sun and Moon). The much fainter Mars approached closer on the following evening but has since been moving slowly away from Venus (visible in western sky still).
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