Observation by Martin Griffiths: Crescent Moon and Venus - January 2017

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Martin Martin

Observer

Martin Griffiths

Observed

2017 Jan 02 - 16:55

Uploaded

2017 Jan 05 - 13:35

Objects

The Moon
Venus
Conjunction

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Constellation

Aquarius

Field centre

RA: 22^h14^m
Dec: -12°01'
Position angle: +13°47'

Field size

9° × 6°

Equipment

Canon 30D DSLR with a 300mm f 5.6 lens

Exposure

ISO 400, f 5.6 1/15th sec

Location

Blackmill

Target name

Moon and Venus

Title

Crescent Moon and Venus - January 2017

About this image

Conjunctions such as this are not particularly rare but they do make good targets for photography.

Files associated with this observation

Crescent Moon and Venus.jpg (1.3 MB)

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