Credit & Copyright: Vikas Chander
Explanation:
A crescent Moon is about to sink under the western horizon
in this sea and night skyscape.
The atmospheric photo was taken on September 11 from
the desert shore along the
Skeleton Coast
of Namibia.
So close to moonset, the moonlight is reddened and dimmed by
the low, long line-of-sight across the Atlantic.
But near the center of the frame
Venus still shines brightly,
its light reflected in calm ocean waters.
The celestial beacon above the brilliant evening star
is bright planet Jupiter.
Namibia's
Skeleton Coast was so named for the many seal and whale bones
that were once strewn along the shoreline.
In more recent times it's better known
for shipwrecks.
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