[amsat-bb] Venus

[Mineo Wakita <je9pel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The winter sky was studded with numberless glittering stars, Venus
and Moon.  Today moon is the most distance from the earth.
(age 3.8, range 406134km, apparent diameter 29'25", magnitude -7)

The venus is twinkling close to a moon such as the Arabian Nights.


        12/29                  12/30

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            D                    D (Moon)
                                  * (Venus)

               View from Japan


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Name : JE9PEL/Mineo Wakita, JAMSAT member
Mail : je9pel@jamsat.or.jp
URL  : http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
QTH  : Yokohama Japan, GL:PM95TJ
Date : Dec 29, 2000
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