Four Planets, the Moon and a Telescope
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| On Dec. 31, 2008, four bright planets were visible after sunset: Mercury,
Venus, Jupiter, and of course Earth in the foreground. The photo was
taken from the catwalk of the 2.7-meter Harlan J. Smith
telescope at McDonald Observatory in
the Davis Mountains of West Texas and shows the dome of the 2.1-meter
Otto Struve
telescope. Special thanks to Bill Wren for arranging this visit. |
| Camera | : | Canon EOS 350D |
| Lens | : | Tokina 12-24 mm zoom at 6.3/20 mm |
| Date | : | 31 Dec. 2008, approx. 18:50 CST |
| Exposure time | : | 4 s |
