| Photographer, Location | Images | Comments | |
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Miguel
Olivares, New York City, NY, USA Dec. 1 |
#1 |
M. Olivares: "the moon, Venus, Mars and a friend...." |
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Thad
V'Soske, near the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, more |
Photo details: Provia 400 film and a zoom lens at 400mm. |
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Robert
Smith, Stoneville, North Carolina Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, more |
Robert Smith captured the Moon, Venus, Mars, and an Iridium flare in this image. "The background photo was shot on Fuji 800," says Smith, "which overexposed the moon and planets. The inset (made with a digital camera) better shows the moon phase." |
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Heiko Rodde, near Zurich, Switzerland Dec. 1 |
#1 |
Photo details: Canon PowerShot G2 - f 2.2 - Shutter speed: 8 sec., 100 ASA |
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Becky
Ramotowski, San Antonio, Texas Dec. 1 |
#1, #2 | Becky had no trouble spotting bright Venus and the crescent Moon at dawn over San Antonio, Texas. |
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Gary
Colwell, Lake Ontario, Toronto Canada Dec. 1 |
#1, #2 | Photo details: #1 Nikon Coolpix 995 12.6 mm zoom 8 sec. @ f 3.1; #2 55 mm Zoom 5 sec. @ f 5.1 |
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Mike
O'Leary, El Cajon, CA Dec. 1 |
#1, #2 | M. O'Leary: "In between some high clouds, I was able to get these lovely shots of the moon, Mars and Venus above the El Cajon Valley. I used a Canon D-60 set at ISO100, with a 24mm lens for 8sec @f/2.8. For the close-up, I used a 300mm lens for 1.5sec @f/5.6, with an ISO400." |
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Elizabeth
Warner, Old Town Alexandria, VA Dec. 1 |
#1, #2 | E. Warner: "#1 is with a 28-135 zoom lens set at 135mm... 1sec approx ISO = 200. #2 was taken with the camera attached prime focus to my Orion Shorttube 80." |
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Ted Allen,
Burnaby B.C. Canada (near Vancouver) Dec. 1 |
#1 | T. Allen: "At 7:55 a.m., Venus was visible through the tree with Mars in upper right." |
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Tom J.
Martinez, Cleveland, Missouri Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, #3 | T. Martinez: "I was out with my Nikon Coolpix 995 for one hour in +19 F temperature, dogs barking and a skunk crossing right in front of me. But it was worth it." |
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Robert Malarz, Tempe, Arizona Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, more | R. Malarz took these pictures using a Sony DSC-F707 digital camera. The streak in #2 is an airplane. |
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Robert
M. Sandy, Roanoke County, Virginia. Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, more | Bob Sandy: "The winds were howling, it was snowing, and I had to shoot through clouds. These photos were taken with an Olympus 2500 digital camera." |
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Les
Marczi, Ontario, Canada Dec. 1 |
#1 | L. Marczi: "Venus is unbelievable...." |
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Dan
Bush, Missouri, USA Dec. 1 |
#1, #2, more | D. Bush: "These were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 995. The closeup with Earthshine (#1) was brought out with an 8 second exposure through a TeleVue Pronto Telescope. The wider angle photo (#2) was taken with just the camera itself with a ~2 second exposure." |
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Ginger
Mayfield, Divide, CO Dec. 1 |
#1, #2 | G. Mayfield: "I took this using a Canon D60 digital camera on a tripod. The view is looking east toward the west side of Pikes Peak." |
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