'Storybook' Moon and Planet Venus: View from Austria

'Storybook' Moon and Planet Venus: View from Austria

Astrophotographer Georg Klingersberger: "Wonderful the light of the Moon and Venus as it plays with the dark bands of clouds in alternating disappearance and radiant appearance."

In astronomy, a conjunction refers to an event where two or more celestial bodies appear to meet or pass each other in the sky. A conjunction is an apparent phenomenon caused by an observer's perspective. However, the two objects involved are not actually close to one another in space.

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.

Image Credit: Georg Klingersberger
Location: Kobernaußen, upper Austria

Image Details: Time: 20:45 UT., Exposure: 1x2 sec., Lens: Sigma Art 105mm F/4, Camera: Canon EOS RP Optolong L-Pro clip filter ISO 1000, Tripod
Date: June 17, 2026

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