A striking new photo captures a colorful conjunction of Venus and the moon stealing the show in the night sky over Paris — even outshining competition from an iconic illuminated landmark. The incredible image is the result of a rare "parade of planets" that will peak later this month.
French astrophotographer Gwenaël Blanck took the stunning shot at around 8:00 p.m. local time on Feb. 1 from the banks of the Seine river. It shows a bright crescent moon and one of our closest planetary neighbors almost perfectly aligned with a beam of blue light shooting into the sky from the top of the Eiffel Tower.
