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Venus and Moon in Scorpius

The Moon and Venus intrude into Scorpius, which is setting soon after sunset, driving home the point that summer has really come and gone for the year. High humidity caused the halo around the Moon. Click on the photo for a magnified view.


 

 

Photo info:
  • Date/Time: 9 Oct. 2021
  • Location: Vanishing Point Observatory
  • Camera: Nikon D850 @ ISO 200
  • Exposure: 1/4 sec. + 4 sec. (HDR)
  • Lens/Scope: Tamron 28-75 mm f/2.8 zoom lens @ 50mm
  • Filter: --
  • Mount: tripod
  • Guiding: --
  • Image Processing: Lightroom / Photoshop

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