Members of the Watford Observer Camera Club took some cracking footage as residents and motorists marvelled on the night sky displaying an attractive assembly between the Waxing Crescent Moon and the planet Venus.
Angela Scott, Watford Observer Camera Club member, took this picture of the Crescent Moon over Watford tonight. (Image: Angela Scott)
The same show is predicted tomorrow night time when Venus – often called the Evening Star – is prone to be a lot nearer to the moon.
The 16.5% Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus on Friday night time over Watford. (Image: Claire Tessier) The mild from a Waxing Crescent Moon is a sliver of silver that seems when the illuminated aspect of the moon faces away from earth.
It occurs as soon as a month throughout the second part of the moon’s cycle, and seems within the western sky after sundown.
The moon’s phases are attributable to its place relative to the solar because it orbits Earth – with the 4 primary phases occurring a few week aside. Its cycle repeats each 29.5 days, and consists of eight phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.
Carol Ann Finch took this picture of the Crescent Moon over Watford tonight. (Image: Carol Ann Finch) This week stargazers would have noticed not simply Venus but in addition Saturn because the brightest stars closest to the moon.
The yr began with a bang with the Quadrantids, one of many strongest and most dependable yearly meteor showers lively till January 12 and “well-known for its ‘fireballs’, exceptionally shiny meteors”, in line with the Greenwich Observatory.
Rory Robinson, Watford Observer Camera Club member, took this picture of the Crescent Moon over Watford tonight. (Image: Rory Robinson) A press release advises: “In 2025 the Quadrantids peak on the night time of 4 January, with a doable price of as much as 120 meteors per hour on the most. The waxing crescent Moon may drown out just a few of the fainter meteors on this night time, although fortunately it can set under the horizon simply earlier than 10 pm from the UK.
“To see this bathe bundle up good and heat, discover a darkish location free from mild air pollution, and fill your eyesight with as a lot of the sky as doable. To work out when you’ve seen a Quadrantid meteor hint it again to its radiant level, which must be within the northern a part of the constellation Boötes.”
Lynda Bullock, Watford Observer Camera Club member, took this picture of the Crescent Moon over Watford tonight. (Image: Lynda Bullock)
Elaine Burton, Watford Observer Camera Club member, took this picture of the Crescent Moon over Watford tonight. (Image: Elaine Burton)
