Jupiter and Venus getting closer
Taken by Daniel Fischer on August 25, 2016 @
Sankt Augustin, NRW, Germany
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Camera Used: Panasonic DMC-FZ48
Exposure Time: 10/150
Aperture: f/4.6
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2016:08:25 20:09:08
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From Germany at 50° North the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter is extremely tough to observe as for us the evening ecliptic is hugging the horizon. Yet here they are, in bright dusky skies a few degrees up! Jupiter is faintly visible in the upper left, Venus is obvious on the right. The view for the camera and through binoculars was nice - but the naked eye could only spot Venus at times and just so ...
Photographer's website:
http://https://bonnstern.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/vier-planeten-am-abendhimmel-uber-bonn
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