EarthSky News - May 21 - Spectacular Moon and Venus

May 21 Spectacular Moon and Venus by:

At Monday's dawn … Spectacular moon and Venus A beautiful and compelling sight from around the globe. The story behind the 2017 eclipse stamp A 1st-of-its-kind stamp that changes when you touch it, commemorating the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse. Fred Espenak - whose photos are on the new stamp - tells the story. See Ceres opposite the sun Dawn mission specialists maneuvered the spacecraft into a special orbit, so that it could look down on Ceres' famous bright spots from a position known to astronomers as opposition. ISS crossing the sun's face On May 14, the International Space Station crossed the sun's face, as seen from Beijing. Photographer Zheng Zhi was ready to capture the moment.

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Before Monday's sunrise … Spectacular moon and Venus Don't miss them!

ISS crossing the sun's face Want to capture a photo like this one, of the International Space Station crossing in front of the sun? Click here to learn more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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