1Dec3712
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Comment by ErinM:
Gorgeous view in the distance.

Venus and Jupiter and the Moon
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Comment by digifotojo:
This also shows the alignment quite well. I heard on the radio that the alignment is not an astronomical phenomenon but it won't happen again until the year 2052. So, depending on your age, this is a one-shot deal for a lot of us.

Although the planets and the moon appear to be close they are not at all. In fact, the moon is only 384,403 km from earth but Jupiter is 629 million km from earth and Venus is 40 million km from earth.

It's interesting how depending on where you are the alignment appears differently. From your location in Japan, the planets are diagonally above the moon whereas from our locations here in the US, the planets are diagonally below the moon.

Message edited by author 2008-12-05 11:10:48.

1Dec3712
by Pug-H

Comment by GregoryB:
Nice colours in this David and a lot to see. You really do have a very picturesque country. The house on the left is not the style I would have imagined to see in the Japanese countryside though. It's architecture is very western looking.

1Dec3712
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Comment by suemack:
Beautiful light and long end of season shadows. What a glorious place to live!

1Dec3712
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Comment by joynim:
LOL of course you take you camera with you when you take out the rubbish! Lovely scene :)

1Dec3712
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Comment by Kelli:
What beautiful scenery you have! And I'm in agreement with others, not what I think of when I picture Japan.

1Dec3712
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Comment by stargazer05766:
Wonder how high the mtn is.
Enjoy seeing other aspects of Japan.. this is going to be fun..

1Dec3712
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Comment by one2one:
Beautiful mountainscape. Did I just invent that word? :)

It's fun to see a different view from Japan. It seems that all we ever get to see are city shots with lots of lights, just like Times Square.

1Dec3712
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Comment by MaryO:
The shadow is the footprint of man's attempts at dominion over nature. It's huge, but is nothing in comparison to the mountains in the distance which are bigger, more beautiful, more lasting. There; that's my philosophical musing for the day ;-)

1Dec3712
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Comment by griz210:
This is beautiful. I agree its not what i think of when i think of Japan. Thanks for sharing it with us. I like the shadow in the foreground, its helps pull my eye into the photo.