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Venus, Mercury, and Moon
Earlier this month, Venus and Mercury climbed into the western twilight, entertaining skygazers around planet Earth in a lovely conjunction of evening stars. This composite combines 8 images spanning April 4 through April 15, tracking their progress through skies above Portsmouth, UK. Each individual image was captured at 19:50 UT. Venus continues to swing away from the setting Sun, moving higher above the western horizon.
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In tropical astrology, 22 APR 2010 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 APR 2010.