Posted on Jun 3, 2020
APOD: 2020 June 3 - The Dance of Venus and Earth
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The Dance of Venus and Earth." The inferior conjunction of Venus and Earth occurs today. "Inferior conjunction" is the term used to describe when two separately orbiting bodies are at their closest point. The last inferior conjunction between Venus and Earth occurred in October 2018. Today's video clip (1:31) demonstrates an interesting fact: Venus always shows the same "face" with each inferior conjunction (that's the purpose of the yellow 'arm' you'll see in the video clip). Over the last several weeks, Venus has been playing the role of Evening Star in the western sky. Starting tomorrow, Venus will assume its new role of Morning Star - on the other side of the Sun as viewed from Earth.
APOD: 2020 June 3 - The Dance of Venus and Earth
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Video Clip of the Day (AVCOD) for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 entitled The Dance of Venus and Earth."
The Dance of Venus and Earth - Video & Text Credit - James O'Donoghue (JAXA); Data - NASA, HORIZONS; h/t - Josef Chlachula
Dance Of The Planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7JlzS58u4E
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The Dance of Venus and Earth - Video & Text Credit - James O'Donoghue (JAXA); Data - NASA, HORIZONS; h/t - Josef Chlachula
Dance Of The Planets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7JlzS58u4E
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Col Carl Whicker SGT Steve McFarland SSG Michael Noll SMSgt Lawrence McCarter MSgt David Hoffman PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Franklin Briant SPC Mark Beard SPC Mark Huddleston SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C. TSgt David L. SPC Margaret Higgins SPC Woody Bullard Sgt Albert Castro Sgt Vance Bonds Alan K. CPL Dave Hoover
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2020 June 03 - The Dance of Venus and Earth
In today's image, we see a video showing the orbits of Venus and Earth. The line pointing out from Venus represents one specific location on the surface of t...
The Dance of Venus and Earth - Video & Text Credit - James O'Donoghue (JAXA); Data - NASA, HORIZONS; h/t - Josef Chlachula
AVCOD Background "Explanation: Every time Venus passes the Earth, it shows the same face. This remarkable fact has been known for only about 50 years, ever since radio telescopes have been able to peer beneath Venus' thick clouds and track its slowly rotating surface. This inferior conjunction -- when Venus and Earth are the closest -- occurs today. The featured animation shows the positions of the Sun, Venus and Earth between 2010-2023 based on NASA-downloaded data, while a mock yellow 'arm' has been fixed to the ground on Venus to indicate rotation. The reason for this unusual 1.6-year resonance is the gravitational influence that Earth has on Venus, which surprisingly dominates the Sun's tidal effect. If Venus could be seen through the Sun's glare today, it would show just a very slight sliver of a crescent. Although previously visible in the evening sky, starting tomorrow, Venus will appear in the morning sky -- on the other side of the Sun as viewed from Earth."
2020 June 03 - The Dance of Venus and Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsScVpebhzw
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AVCOD Background "Explanation: Every time Venus passes the Earth, it shows the same face. This remarkable fact has been known for only about 50 years, ever since radio telescopes have been able to peer beneath Venus' thick clouds and track its slowly rotating surface. This inferior conjunction -- when Venus and Earth are the closest -- occurs today. The featured animation shows the positions of the Sun, Venus and Earth between 2010-2023 based on NASA-downloaded data, while a mock yellow 'arm' has been fixed to the ground on Venus to indicate rotation. The reason for this unusual 1.6-year resonance is the gravitational influence that Earth has on Venus, which surprisingly dominates the Sun's tidal effect. If Venus could be seen through the Sun's glare today, it would show just a very slight sliver of a crescent. Although previously visible in the evening sky, starting tomorrow, Venus will appear in the morning sky -- on the other side of the Sun as viewed from Earth."
2020 June 03 - The Dance of Venus and Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsScVpebhzw
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SSG Pete FishLCDR Clark PatonFN Randy Bohlke
1SG John Highfill1SG Joseph DarteyLT Ed Skiba
Maj Scott Kiger, M.A.S.
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