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Sun, Jul 15 2012 05:13:35

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Look! Up in the Sky! Conjunction and Aurora!

The morning of July 15 presented sky observers with two treats. The conjunction of the crescent moon, Jupiter and Venus and the flashing ribbons of light from the aurora borealis/australis.

  1. As Plêiades, Júpiter, Lua, Vênus, Aldebaran, o Observatório e alguns arbustos na madrugada de 15 de julho de 2012. twitpic.com/a7v6ts
    Roberto F. Silvestre@Prof_Silvestre
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:58:52
  2. The crescent #moon, #Venus, and #Jupiter in the early morning sky today above the @INDairport tower. #travel #Indy twitpic.com/a7un66
    Stephanie Ortmann@StephOrtmann_WX
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:05:52
  3. Northern lights over Duluth this morning, seen from S Shore of Lk Superior at about 2:30 am http://pic.twitter.com/1fw5n2bX
    Andrew Krueger@akpix
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 02:11:06
  4. Bom dia, Lua, Vênus, Mercúrio e Júpiter. instagr.am/p/NGJel0woEV/
    Thales Coimbra@thalescoimbra
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 02:13:27
  5. Just north of #Tulsa, OK and the #aurora is amazing! Here is a shot of my camera's LCD screen of one of my pics. yfrog.com/h8mo5zij
    Bart Comstock@SvrWxChaser
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 02:44:08
  6. Venus, Jupiter & Moon. Only seeing this @ 5am because I had to drive back to Orlando after arriving in St Cl instagr.am/p/NGIr9mBFTj/
    Dj Freefall@djfreefall
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 02:13:49

  7. Northern Lights Put on a Show

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    Thousands got a chance to see a beautiful site Saturday night into Sunday morning. The Northern lights danced for sky watchers from Boston across the northern U.S. to Seattle.

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  8. A beautiful conjunction of a crescent moon, Jupiter, and Venus outside @weatherchannel this morning. http://pic.twitter.com/hkCGzgUs
    Eric Fisher@EricFisherTWC
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:00:30
  9. Disregard previous #aurora pics. It just go way cooler. yfrog.com/h8h5rjp
    Ian Simpson@IanTLS
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:02:18
  10. Jupiter, waning crescent moon, and Venus in conjunction. Clouds cleared! http://pic.twitter.com/7ifPvh54
    Jen Carfagno@JenCarfagno
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 02:36:53
  11. I took a picture of the Northern Lights & Big Dipper 3:30 this am from Middle Cove NL. #cbcnl #telynl #nltraffic twitpic.com/a7vsiu
    Donny Dooley@donnydooley
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:56:12
  12. OK this isn't too bad, Jupiter, the Moon and Venus :-D #jupiteroccultation twitpic.com/a7puid
    Paul Abel@Paul_Abel
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    Sat, Jul 14 2012 19:32:06
  13. #Conjunción Planetaria/ Estelar (3) Venus Júpiter Luna Pléyades (M45) Madrugada 15/7/2012 - 07:00 AM desde jardín casa http://pic.twitter.com/x8Xe62yS
    alejandro g. atia @alejandroatia
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:09:03
  14. Northern Lights Show @ Pymatuning Lake instagr.am/p/NFs-SetqFX/
    Jeff Zephix@darkzephix
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    Sat, Jul 14 2012 22:04:25
  15. Here is another photo looking east from south Calgary showing the moon, Venus, Jupiter, Aurora & Noctilucent Clouds. http://pic.twitter.com/7AbcRBGO
    Astrogeo@astrogeo
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:08:54
  16. La #Lune et #Jupiter à l'aube, peu après l'occultation de la seconde par la première. #Vénus complète le tableau. http://pic.twitter.com/BnjXLtpH
    pioneer-astro@pioneer_astro
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:52:23
  17. Another breathtaking night... er morning in Pilsen w/all the stars. Venus... Jupiter http://pic.twitter.com/53Tijc74
    shinarae@shinarae
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:45:07
  18. Northern lights over Castleblayney at midnight on 14th July 2012 http://pic.twitter.com/F9MZaX0v
    Martin Denny@SafetyLinkApps
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    Sat, Jul 14 2012 23:14:14
  19. Jupiter, Moon and Venus, this morning, July 15 2012. http://pic.twitter.com/SgGCDp0d
    Derek MacLeod@otpbdh
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:33:52
  20. Vertical curtains of Northern Lights between Maple Mountain & Salt Spring Island. http://pic.twitter.com/Xz0q7EwJ
    QueerVancouver@QueerVancouver
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 01:13:13
  21. Venus also looked stunning this morning! Venus, Moon, Jupiter and aerial in predawn sky! twitpic.com/a7top2
    Steve Knight@Steve_P_Knight
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 01:28:56
  22. Pardon the low quality image, but I cannot contain my excitement but to show you what I have seen tonight! The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights)! Mother Nature's greatest light show that no money can buy.
    Wei Teng Wong
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:30:36
  23. Stayed up for the #jupiteroccultation, was cloudy but cleared just after. Here's #moon and just occulted #jupiter! twitpic.com/a7tnzb
    Steve Knight@Steve_P_Knight
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 01:26:54
  24. Moon, Jupiter, and Venus Orlando morning sky - Thanks for headsup @mscibetta http://pic.twitter.com/bukqrOP5
    Deb Wills@AllEarsDeb
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 03:20:15
  25. On July 15 before sunrise I observed the crescent moon with Venus and Jupiter. At the same time the Aurora was amazing. http://pic.twitter.com/6bEe0VWY
    Astrogeo@astrogeo
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    Sun, Jul 15 2012 04:05:12

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