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Peter Lowenstein
Mutare, Zimbabwe
03/30/2022
05:09 am

Equipment Details:

Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in night scenery mode

Post-processing Details:

Original size image with minimal application of Star-Spikes Pro filter to planets to make them more clearly visible

Image Details:

Mars (top), Saturn, Venus, Crescent Moon & Jupiter in early volcanic sunrise glow at 5.09 am.
Completely cloudless sky early on Wednesday morning (30th) provided clear views of the Waning Crescent Moon and the four planets Mars, Saturn, Venus and then Jupiter as spectacular volcanic aerosol sunrise displays emerged, developed and finally obscured them between first light at 5 am and when the Sun appeared at 6.27.