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Old 18-08-2010, 08:08 PM
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Conjunction of four planets and a very thin crescent Moon

Hi All, it has been cloudy here lately with only a few clear nights, but one of them happened to be on 11/08 which provided for a beautiful view of the recent conjunction.

So I went to Lower Nihotupo Dam which is a large reservoir in the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland. From here there is a clear view of the western sky and I snapped a couple of images before the very thin crescent Moon dipped below the hills.

The image was taken with Canon PowerShot S5IS @ ISO 400 and is a stack of 4 x 0.5s and 3 x 2.5 s. Inserted are a few close ups taken a litte later of the setting Moon displaying a very bright Earth shine.

Image is available here: http://www.pbase.com/rolfolsen/image/127578785/original

Hope you enjoy, I had a great time.

Regards,
Rolf
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