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Peter Lowenstein
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Mutare, Zimbabwe
08/31/2022
06:25 pm
06:25 pm
Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in manual exposure mode (f/4,1 sec, ISO1600)
Image size reduction with minimal application of Star Spikes Pto filter to make Spica and Mercury more clearly visible.
Waxing Crescent Moon, Spica and Mercury in Volcanic Sunset.
On Wednesday 31st August at 6.25 pm the 18% illuminated Waxing Crescent Moon was photographed above the bright star Spica with the planet Mercury below behind clearing rain clouds illuminated by the last glow of another volcanic sunset.
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