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14-JUN-2010 Frank Brault

Venus - on top of the moon

Canton, CT USA view map

I don't know when Venus will be above the moon again. I was in a Walmart parking lot walking to our car and looked up and there they were. :)

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V
1/25s f/5.0 at 24.4mm iso800, cropped hide exif
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Date/Time14-Jun-2010 21:00:23
MakeSony
ModelDSC-HX5V
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24.4 mm
Exposure Time1/25 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Yiannis Pavlis10-Jul-2010 02:50
Perfectly composed image Frank.V
Guest 18-Jun-2010 20:43
Great capture Frank! Well done!! V
Doug Cruden17-Jun-2010 22:07
Excellent shot Frank - it always pays to have the camera handy :o))
Cindi Smith17-Jun-2010 03:10
How cool!!!!! Great idea to look up and see this! Oh Venus, I'm over the moon for you! :)
bill friedlander16-Jun-2010 01:05
Excellent exposure for this capture. A once in a lifetime shot. The stars were lined up for you. V
René Gysi15-Jun-2010 19:20
Superb composition. V
Stephanie15-Jun-2010 19:09
Fabulous! :-))
Mairéad15-Jun-2010 18:54
This is a lovely shot. Astronomy Ireland have been telling people to look out for it here too.
J. Scott Coile15-Jun-2010 18:53
PiNg from several years back (and the other way around)...

http://www.pbase.com/1designguy/image/74627252
Máire Uí Mhaicín15-Jun-2010 18:49
Beautiful image, very finely captured and presented.