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   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
   community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and   
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    Venus in Daylight   
      
      July 13, 2022   
      
      
       Venus in daylight with a plane - unsaltonelcielo   
      
       Venus in daytime next to the cross of Basilica del Buon Consiglio   
      in Naples - 8 january 2022   
      
      Photographer:  Paolo Palma   
      
      Summary Authors:  Paolo Palma ; Jim Foster   
      
      The crescent shaped sliver of light you see here isn’t the Moon, rather   
      it’s  Venus as observed in daytime.  Venus is in fact is so   
      bright that you can see it even when the Sun is above the horizon   
      --  if you know where to find it.   
      
      The top photo was captured on December 31, 2021, at 12:35 UT. At the   
      time, Venus was only 15° away from the solar disk. The sky was clear,   
      and once I spotted our sister planet (with a binoculars) I noticed a   
      jet aircraft passing close by.  Because Venus was almost exactly   
      between the Sun and the Earth on this late December day, it showed a   
      slender curve, just like the crescent Moon. With a diameter of 1',   
      Venus appeared quite big.   
      
      The bottom photo was snapped near noon on January 8, 2022.  Venus'   
      inferior conjunction of 2022 had occurred a few hours earlier, so again   
      it was almost exactly between the Sun and the Earth. On this day,   
      however, Venus was only 5 degrees away from the solar disk. I was able   
      to detect it and photograph it by hiding the Sun behind the statues   
      placed atop the Church of Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio in Naples,   
      (Italy). Venus is at far right.   
      
      Note that if Venus is near maximum  angular separation from the Sun   
      as observed Earth it can be easily seen even without binoculars. The   
      key is that you have to know exactly where to look for it. Always   
       use extreme caution when looking anywhere near the Sun.   
      
      Photo details (top photo): Nikon 42x camera; Coolpix 510; 4.3; 180 mm   
      1:3-5.9; ISO 100; 1/1000 second exposure - single snap.   
      
      Photo details (bottom photo): Nikon 42x camera; Coolpix 510; 4.3; 180mm   
      1:3-5.9; ISO 100; 1/1250 second exposure - single snap. Camera wasn’t   
      attached to telescope.   
        * Naples, Italy Coordinates: 40.8518, 14.2681   
      
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