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Helio C. Vital
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
01/22/2023
07:05 pm

Equipment Details:

Only a Nikon CoolPix P900 camera on tripod was used with high magnification in order to show the ring system of Saturn.

Post-processing Details:

PhotoScape used to crop, reduce noise and improve brightness.

Image Details:

The photo shows the Venus-Saturn (note the ring system) conjunction at dusk, when the planets were only 20.6° apart.

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