2008_12_28_moon-mercury-jupiter.jpg10Venus. Currently in "half" phase. Looking like half a moon, the lit face toward the setting sun. Deneb Algieti. Magnitude 2.84. 45 Capricorni. 171 light years away. Magnitude 5.93. 1.8 solar radii. 44 Capricorni. 410 light years away. 4.6 solar radii. 5.87 magnitude. 42 Capricorni. 106 light years away. 2.9 solar radii. 5.15 magnitude. Nashira. 3.65 magnitude. HIP107088. 298 light years away. 2.1 solar radii. 7.15 magnitude. HIP106829. 558 light years away. 12 solar radii. 7.18 magnitude. This isn't a star on any chart I can find. It also isn't an airplane. It wasn't moving. So... what was it? HIP107324. 360 light years away. 1.8 solar radii. Magnitude 7.5. 
This enhanced photo shows more of the stars surrounding Venus this evening. Mouse over the picture to see some identified. The bright blue one in the middle is a mystery to me. Could it be a variable currently at high ebb? Dunno.
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