Conjunction
Taken by Alan Dyer on August 21, 2012 @
near Gleichen, Alberta, Canada
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 5/1
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2012:08:21 22:04:44
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The evening planet show weve been enjoying all year comes to a close for a while, but in grand style with a convergence of four worlds in the dusk.
This was the scene from my front driveway, Tuesday, August 21, as the waxing crescent Moon shone near Mars (just above the Moon) and Saturn (at top right just above the clouds), and near the star Spica (to the right of the Moon). The four objects formed a somewhat lopsided square in the evening twilight. But from my latitude of 51° North, they were very low and never visible in a dark sky. Enjoying them with the eyes required binoculars to pick them out.
Saturn will disappear behind the Sun shortly, but Mars hangs around in the evening sky for a few more months, but always low and easy to miss.
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