Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in close conjunction by Greg Van den Bleeken

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27-AUG-2016

Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) in close conjunction

On the evening of 27 August 2016 (at 19:07 UTC), Jupiter and Venus had a close encounter as seen from France, appearing only 10 arcminutes apart.

The planetary pair would soon sink below the forested flank of the "Puy de Monchier", a small volcano 3.5 km away.

Canon EOS 70D ,Sigma 400mm f/5.6 APO
1/20s f/8.0 at 400.0mm (+ 2x teleconverter) iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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