A Daylight Eclipse of Venus

The occultation was caught from Switzerland in the hours before sunset. Moments after this image was taken, the Moon, visible as the crescent on the right of the above image, eclipsed Venus, appearing in gibbous phase on the lower left. Clouds that once threatened to obscure the whole event, were visible on the far left. About 90 minutes later, Venus re-appeared just to the right of the bright crescent.
Peter Heinzen
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Added: 2007-06-20 14:52:25 EST
From: btz
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hello Katrina,
I found it here
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070620.html
It's from Peter Heinzen who is from CH.
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I noticed then side by side a couple of nights ago. Great pic :)
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