triple conjunction 2012 march 26

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by kevin on March 27, 2012 at 08:33 and modified on March 27, 2012. at 08:43
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moon-venus-jupiter-15sec exposure 2012 march 26th


Another nice clear night for imaging the conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter in this 15 second exposure with a Canon Powershot A540 on a tripod. It was very windy and cold.

It is nice to see large day to day movement in the skies, in this case the moon going from within 3 degrees of Jupiter one day to within 3 degrees of Venus the next.

In the upper left you will see the Hyades (the great big V with the bright star Aldeberan) and the Pleiades star cluster (Messier 45)