D duh! Guest Mar 1, 2009 #1 fridat night the moon had a star or planet on the right side , i have never seen it like that , was it a planet and witch one ? also was it unusal for it to be lined up like that? thank you .
fridat night the moon had a star or planet on the right side , i have never seen it like that , was it a planet and witch one ? also was it unusal for it to be lined up like that? thank you .
G Geoff G Guest Mar 1, 2009 #2 It was the planet Venus. As the Moon goes around the Earth once every 29 days, it lines up regularly with the planets and several bright stars.
It was the planet Venus. As the Moon goes around the Earth once every 29 days, it lines up regularly with the planets and several bright stars.
R Ryan J Guest Mar 1, 2009 #3 The planet you saw was Venus. It tends to get somewhat close to moon at times in the night sky. Not too unusual sometimes called retrograde motion.
The planet you saw was Venus. It tends to get somewhat close to moon at times in the night sky. Not too unusual sometimes called retrograde motion.
