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02-DEC-2008

Venus & Jupiter Above the SeaFishers

Planets Paired above the Sea Fishers

Venus and Jupiter rendezvous under the moon while a fishing boat turns beyond the seastacks

The two planets side by side were impressive when they first came into view as I drove down the cape, so I pulled over for a photo and just then the fishing boat, likely a crab boat, turned toward shore and then to the south, lighting the horizon with color.

I counted thirty seconds while I held and waited to get the full exposure. Whew!

It has been a similar view every night since except that the planets seem to go down sooner each night and the moon lags further back.

“snake-eyes” side by side lights

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
30s f/3.5 at 18.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Yiannis Pavlis09-Mar-2010 05:01
This is one of those photos you can sit and just stare at for awhile.
Tom04-Jun-2009 03:20
Great Shot............
Raymond Ma04-Mar-2009 01:43
Great capture and timing. Has a very out of this world feeling! V
Flying Dutchman13-Dec-2008 00:46
Nothing less then breathtaking... huge vote! big applause and deep respect
gary becker06-Dec-2008 14:09
Absolutely Fantastic ! !
Bartosz Kotulski05-Dec-2008 16:10
this is wonderful Muriah.great work. big V
Bartosz
Bryon 05-Dec-2008 14:16
Sci Fi looking.