Jupiter, Galilean Satellites, Venus And Mercury

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Jupiter, Galilean Satellites, Venus and Mercury
Taken by Helio C. Vital on August 27, 2016 @ Saquarema, Brazil

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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure Time: 5/10
Aperture: f/6.5
ISO: 3200
Date Taken: 2016:08:27 18:39:08

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The photos show the Venus-Jupiter conjunction around 21:30 UT, some 50 minutes after sunset as seen from Saquarema, a small costal city located 100km East of Rio de Janeiro. Venus, Jupiter and its 4 galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto in increasing order of distance from the planet), Beta Virginis and Mercury are seen in the first photo. A close-up of the pair is shown in the second photo, while the two last ones show the planetary gathery at lower zooms. Photo Details: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS camera; Manual Mode, 5x(F6.5, ISO 3200, 0.6 - 1.0 s).

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Please let me correct the information provided. Actually, Mercury much further away, can only be seen in the last two photos, sorry, while the star Beta Virginis can also be seen on the left side of the first photo.

Posted by hcvital 2016-08-28 20:16:32

Please let me correct the information provided. Actually, Mercury, much further away, can only be seen in the last two photos, sorry, while the star Beta Virginis can also be seen on the left side of the first photo.

Posted by hcvital 2016-08-28 20:17:59

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