Venus, Jupiter Conjunction

About this image

Venus and Jupiter are beautifully close together in the twilight sky. The two worlds are converging for a spectacular conjunction with the Moon on Dec. 1st. Some astronomers are calling it the "sky show of the year."

This image appeared on Spaceweather on 27 Nov 2008

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=27&month=11&year=2008

 

Technical Details

Optics
Canon EF 85mm lens
Mount
Tripod
Camera
Canon EOS 300 D
Filters
-
Date
27 November, 2008
Location
Athens, Greece
Exposure
2 sec, ISO 200
Programs used
Photoshop

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