Lunar occultation of Venus. During this event, the planet Venus, the bright dot at centre right, passed behind the crescent Moon. Here, Venus has made

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Lunar occultation of Venus. During this event, the planet Venus, the bright dot at centre right, passed behind the crescent Moon. Here, Venus has made contact with the edge of the Moon. Photographed from Fray Bentos, Uruguay, on 8 September 2013.

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