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Credit & Copyright: Michael Wilson
Explanation:
This was a sky to show the kids.
All in all, three children, three planets, the Moon, a star, an airplane and a mom
were all captured in one image near
Great Salt Lake in
Utah,
USA on September
6.
Minus the airplane and the quadruple on the ground, this busy
quadruple coincidence sky was visible last week all over the world.
The easiest object to spot is the crescent
Moon, which is easily the brightest sky orb in the
above image.
Venus is the highest planet in the sky, with
Jupiter to its right.
The bright star
Spica
completes the quadruple just below
Venus.
The streak on the far right is an
airplane.
Mom is seated.
Grandpa, appreciating the beauty of the moment, took the picture.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Jupiter - Venus - Moon
Publications with words: Jupiter - Venus - Moon
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- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows
- Earthset from Orion