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Waning Crescent Moon passes near Mars

The waning crescent moon passed within about 3 moon diameters of Mars on the evening of November 26, 2007.

I used my Nikon D70, Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8zoom and Tamron 1.4x teleconverter on a tripod to get this shot. It's actually a composite of two photos -- one short exposure to capture detail of the moon, and another longer exposure for Mars.

Nikon D70 ,Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF
Tamron 1.4x teleconverter full exif

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