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24-JUN-2005

Close Encounter between three planets

There will be a neat show this weekend after sunset in the western sky as three planets
get closer and closer to each other. Astronomers call it a "conjuction" and by Sunday,
Saturn, Venus and Mercury will be in a very tight triangle.

Here is a web page describing this night sky event : http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22jun_spectacular.htm

This picture was taken at the top of a hill at the Sunnyvale Baylands, an hour after sunset.

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF
1/2s f/4.8 at 52.0mm, on tripod full exif

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Günter Hofstädter08-Aug-2005 12:02
aabsolutely cool !
Guest 26-Jun-2005 05:53
Very cool, Bryan!
Guest 26-Jun-2005 00:08
Thanks for the information Bryan. I will see if I can see the event this weekend.
don nieman25-Jun-2005 20:46
Thanks for the information. Besides beauty it is educational too!
Karen Stuebing25-Jun-2005 10:19
Thanks for the heads up on this. I'll be looking at the sky tonight. Nice shot of it too. I like the combination of the sunset and the planets.
Jackdad25-Jun-2005 10:12
Excellent! And they're to get even closer? Hope it stays fine so you can get some more great shots!
Lazy 3L Photography25-Jun-2005 06:37
Wow....very cool shot....thanks for the reference, too.