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image credit & copyright: Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual



sometimes the sky above can become quite a show

in early september of 2010, for example, the Moon and Venus converged, creating quite a sight by itself for sky enthusiasts around the globe

from some locations, though, the sky was even more picturesque

in the featured image taken in Spain, a crescent Moon and the planet Venus, on the far right, were captured during sunset posing against a deep blue sky

in the foreground, dark storm clouds loom across the image bottom, while a white anvil cloud shape appears above

black specks dot the frame, caused by a flock of birds taking flight

very soon after this picture was taken, however, the birds passed by, the storm ended, and Venus and the Moon set ...

































in apod.nasa.gov/apod