Moon near Venus with Jupiter Waiting
Taken by Bob Beal on May 18, 2026 @ St. George, Utah, USA
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The Moon and Venus were 2 1/2 degrees apart Monday evening. Jupiter hangs above them waiting to pair up with the Moon this Wednesday and with Venus early next month.

If you're wondering about the "Alhena Line", I described it (though without a name) at this link when Jupiter crossed it mid-last month and cut it into 4 nearly equal length parts, which emphasized how perfectly straight it was.

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Panasonic G9, Lumix 100-300mm @ 200mm and 20mm lenses, tripod
... 200mm FL, (f/5, 0.01-1.6 sec, ISO 400)
... 20mm FL, (f/2, 2 sec, ISO 400)
... date: May 18, 2026 during evening twilight

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