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Old 06-07-2008, 11:13 PM
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Moon, Regulus, Mars and Saturn over Brisbane Water, Central Coast.

Hi all

A cloudy afternoon finally cleared after sunset to reveal the beautiful straight line conjunction of the crescent moon, regulus, Mars and Saturn.

They made a very nice sight in the West - although for some passers by the beauty still alluded them as they asked "What are you photographing?".

I almost missed it - I had a set time agenda (had to be home by 6:30pm) and the thick cloud was the slowest moving cloud i'd had the misfortune to be waiting to move. It finally revealed the conjunction at about 6:10pm - giving me 10 minutes to photograph it and 10 minutes to get home

Canon 350D, sigma 17-70mm lens @ 17mm. ISO400, 5-10s exposures.

Thanks
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