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Moon, Jupiter, Venus, and the Pleiades Conjunction of the Moon, Three Planets, and a Star Cluster |
| Other Names/Objects | — |
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| Optics | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens at f/4.0 |
| Mount | Manfrotto Tripod |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D Mark II [ unmodified ] |
| Exposure | 20 seconds (2 x 10 seconds) at ISO 400 |
| Calibration | 1 dark per light | 0 flats | 0 bias |
| Air Temperature | 58°F |
| Accessories | — |
| Location | GMARS in Landers, California |
| Date | March 24, 2012 |
| Notes |
The Moon (bright object at bottom), Jupiter (next object up), Venus (next object up), and the Pleiades (M45, the small grouping of stars) shine behind a joshua tree at GMARS in Landers, CA. Processing: Two images combined, curves, levels, unsharp mask, resize and JPG compression in Photoshop. |