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10-JUL-2012

Aldebaran, Jupiter and Venus in the morning sky

An early morning (6.20am)image with Jupiter and Venus shining brightly in the constellation of Taurus.
The 0.85 magnitude star Aldebaran is the faint point to the right of Venus, which is the brightest object in the middle.
In five days time(on the 15th July - Sydney date) the moon will join this trio to make a
Quartet of early morning objects. Venus is moving rapidly to its other side of its orbit after it's crossing of the Sun's disk on June the 6th.

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
1s f/8.0 at 28.0mm iso1600 (cropped to 1000 by 1500) hide exif
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Date/Time10-Jul-2012 06:22:30
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 50D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1.50 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent1600
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Brian McAllister10-Jul-2012 04:34
Very interesting!