The Last Days of Venus as the Evening Star

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January 6 is 2022.
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The Last days of Venus were the evening stars.
The image is copyrighted by Tamas Ladanyi.

Explanation: That is not a young crescent Moon. Venus is in a crescent phase. It was captured with a camera and lens in a series of exposures as it set in the western skies on January 1 from Veszprem, Hungary. The bright beacon was in the evening twilight when it was the Evening Star. It was becoming thinner in telescopic views as it grew larger in apparent size. The inner planet will be lost from view in the solar glare when it is positioned between Earth and the Sun on January 9. Venus will reappear soon. The brilliant Morning Star rises in the east by mid-month.

There are updates on the James Webb Space Telescope.
The penguin saw something.

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Discover the universe! Each day a different image or photograph of our universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by an astronomer.

January 7 is 2022.
See the explanation. Clicking on the picture will bring you to the download page.
The highest resolution version is available.

There is a solar eclipse.
Annie Schmidt is the author of Point Blue Conservation Science.

The final eclipse of the 21st century was the December 4 solar eclipse. Male penguins use a special display to claim their territory and advertise their condition. One of the largest Adelie penguin colonies is located at Cape Crozier. Researchers have been studying the colony for 25 years. The total eclipse that happened in December of last year was about 80 percent total when seen at its maximum phase.

There are updates on the James Webb Space Telescope.
The forgotten constellation is tomorrow's picture.

Robert Nemiroff is an author and Jerry Bonnell is an editor.
Phillip Newman has specific rights.
NASA has a privacy policy on the internet.
There is a service at NASA.
& Michigan Tech. U.