Observation by Alan C Tough: Jupiter, Saturn and Crescent Moon

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Alan C Tough

Observer

Alan C Tough

Observed

2020 Dec 17 - 16:57

Uploaded

2020 Dec 17 - 22:01

Objects

Jupiter
Saturn
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR
EF 24-105mm L-series lens
Manfrotto tripod

Exposure

2 seconds @ f/5, ISO-800

Location

Duffus Castle, Moray, Scotland

Target name

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

Title

Jupiter, Saturn and Crescent Moon

About this image

The two bright planets, Jupiter and Saturn, now separated by less than 28 arcminutes, are joined here by a 3-day-old crescent Moon.

Files associated with this observation

jupiter+saturn_20201217_actough.jpg (677.4 kB)

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