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Michael Teoh
Heng Ee Observatory, Penang, Malaysia.
12/21/2020
07:47 pm

Equipment Details:

APM-TMB 228/2050, QHY5L-II-M, RGB Filter Wheel

Post-processing Details:

Composite image of two sets of R,G,B mono images with different exposures, one for Jupiter, and one for Saturn and the two Galilean Moons. 500 of 1000 frames stacked and wavelet adjustment with Registax, combined and processed with Photoshop.

Image Details:

The "Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec 21, 2020. It was cloudy the whole afternoon until sunset, and then magic happened. Really glad that I was able to witness and capture the moment, as I would be exactly 100-year-old the next time the two gas giants get this close.

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