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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory
12/29/2019
10:20 am

Equipment Details:

Canon EOS M100
800mm, f8 Mirror lens
1/125s@ISO125

Image Details:

The daytime Moon and Venus three hours after conjunction. The waxing Crescent is now East of the planet.
I tried many different exposure values to get the right contrast with the bright sky. This was the only image where clouds appeared. Of course it's my favorite. I have a cloud fetish! ☁?.
BTW, it's a challenge, but you can see Venus in the daytime with the unaided eye.

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