Observation by Alan Thomas: Moon & Venus (with urban lighting!)

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2020 Oct 15 - 04:20

Uploaded

2020 Oct 15 - 11:04

Objects

The Moon
Venus
Conjunction

Equipment

Sony RX 100

Exposure

f/1.8 1/8 sec. ISO-2500.

Location

Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Target name

Moon with Venus

Title

Moon & Venus (with urban lighting!)

About this image

Taken from a street near my home with a hand-held camera - by some miracle (& Sony technology), the shot is largely free of shake. Moon 28 days old, waning crescent.

Files associated with this observation

DSC01861 (1280x952).jpg (606.2 kB)

Like this image

Jeremy Shears, Dr Paul Leyland

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2020 Oct 19 - 18:57 UTC

Nice earthshine!

Alan Thomas, 2020 Nov 09 - 10:21 UTC

Indeed!

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