Venus noticed shining brightly within the evening sky above moon

As night twilight darkened on Friday, January 3, Venus and the moon had been seen to the bare eye within the south-west evening sky. 

Venus, which has a diameter of 12,103.6 km and is the second closest planet to the solar could possibly be seen floating above the moon simply hours after sundown this night.

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Many folks took to social media to share images of the gorgeous sight throughout Lancashire and Greater Manchester. 

Shining vivid over the Sunnyhurst pub in Darwen (Image: Submit)

Photo taken in Horwich at about 6pm (Image: Submit)

(Image: Julie Smith) Professor Christopher Collins, a emeritus astrophysics professor from Liverpool John Moores University mentioned: “Venus is the second planet from the solar, so  you may’t see the floor as its coated in noxious gasses. Sometimes it will get so vivid it casts a shadow.

“The moon waxes and wanes, which implies extra of the floor turns into coated on completely different nights. A waxing moon means extra of its face is getting coated, a waning moon is when this goes the opposite means and the sunshine crescent is getting smaller.

“Also seen within the sky tonight is Jupiter, so stargazing followers are in for a deal with.

“There’s additionally a meteor bathe tonight, The Quadrantids, so usually taking pictures stars seem randomly within the sky. But the meteor bathe seems to be prefer it’s coming from the identical level. It will happen in the direction of the Big Dipper.”

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Gemma Jones from Chorley (Image: Gemma Jones) (Image: Kellie McLeod)

Faheem Akhtar, from Aberdeen (Image: Faheem Akhtar) Andy Croton, taken at 5.30

Claire Lord Warwick (Image: Claire Lord Warwick) (Image: Rio Adam) (Image: Tracy Ann Sheppard) (Image: Rachel Chapman)

Send your images to Leah.Collins@nqnw.co.uk