Jupiter and the Moon by Frank Landerville

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21-Jan-2013	Frank Landerville

Jupiter and the Moon

San Diego , California

This night is the closest that the moon and Jupiter appear, relative to each other. The moon is 248,700 miles (400,500 km) from Earth, while Jupiter is 413.8 million miles (665.9 million km) out in space. Jupiter and the moon will not appear to be this close again until 2026.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
1/250s f/9.0 at 400.0mm iso250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Walter Otto Koenig		22-Jan-2013 14:19
Great shot Frank. Very nicely executed. "V"

rousselziak		22-Jan-2013 06:57
Spectacular shot ! -V-

Bryan Murahashi		22-Jan-2013 05:24
A very nice capture. V

joseantonio		22-Jan-2013 05:18
Amazing capture with spectacular light.V.

SRW		22-Jan-2013 05:10
Saw this out of my kitchen window; and hoped that someone would take a good photo of it.... You did: so a big thank you...! (And for the caption, as well!)

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