The phenomenon of Venus and Jupiter appears before dawn

Astrological photographers from around the world have captured some amazing images of two planets - Venus and Jupiter - before dawn on Monday, August 18. The stargazers in large cities as well as in remote areas have recorded beautiful views of this scene.

"I photographed Venus and Jupiter met early in the morning Monday from east Manhattan. You can absolutely witness astronomical events right in New York," Stan Honda photographer shared with the site. Space.com.

'Venus is initially orange-red due to the haze in the horizon. Two stars formed a beautiful pair in the sky before dawn. In addition, the crescent moon scene is also worth taking. "

Venus and Saturn meet.(Source: Yahoo.com)

Two planets separated by only 2/10 degrees at the closest time during this meeting. That distance is almost half the width of the moon when viewed from the ground. For comparison, when you spread your arms straight, your fist will take about 10 degrees in the sky.

Astrologer Jeff Sullivan recorded a wonderful picture of this meeting from the border of Lake Topaz with California from Nevada, USA. One of the photos he took also showed the image of four Jupiter moons orbiting this giant gas planet.

'Venus and Jupiter had a spectacular performance in the sky this morning before sunrise ,' Sullivan wrote on his blog. 'Looking from the earth, the two planets seem to have met at For a close-up shot, I used a cropping sensor camera to be able to zoom in more efficiently with my camera, and at a focal length of 640mm, I had Can see the image of 4 moons of Jupiter! '.

Photo: Stan Honda

Another photographer, Chris Schur, also captured the images of these moons, Venus, along with Beehive star clusters on a photo taken from Arizona, USA.

Observers can still see Jupiter and Venus in the sky before lightening, however, the two planets are no longer close to each other. If you missed this event, you will have another chance around the next 10 months. Jupiter and Venus will continue to appear in the night sky in 2015.