This morning in Iran, Venus and the Moon got together and with their combined luminosity rivaled the city lights of Tehran itself. Oshin D. Zakarian sends this photo from a hilltop overlooking the city:

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© Oshin D. Zakarian
"The elegant crescent Moon was only 3 degrees away from dazzling Venus in the morning sky," says Babak Tafreshi who admired the view alongside Zakarian. "The pair were visible even through clouds."

Scenes like this are worth waking up for. The next Venus-Moon pairing is less than a month away--on Wednesday morning, Sept 16th. Get a reminder call from Spaceweather PHONE.