If you want to spot Venus, now is a good time! Currently, the planet shines with added brightness in the morning sky and will reach its greatest elongation west—its farthest distance from the Sun in the sky—on October 23.
We found this was a great excuse to comb through thousands of years of data about Venus and unlock any hidden patterns in its movements across the sky. And yes, we found some!
We all know "sunshine after the rain", or similar expressions.
So what can I do but call these "Sunshine BEFORE The Rain"...because that's exactly what they are.
(Although, to be accurate, "rain" should really read "tropical downpour"....because this was ex-hurricane Lee over us, and the rain from this cloud bank was torrential in its intensity.)
I took these in the.......Sunshine Before The Rain:
An EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 and an F/A-18 Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) conduct training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)
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