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Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Kolkata, India
07/15/2023
06:23 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 85mm, Sigma 150-600c

Post-processing Details:

Photoshop

Image Details:

Crescent Venus and Crepuscular Ray.

Earlier this evening, I was able to capture the bright venus in the western sky. The planet was shining at the magnitude of -4.5. With a longer focal length, I was also able to capture the crescent phase (19.8% illumination) of the planet.

The wide angle image also captured a hint of crepuscular ray towards the left of the image. The crepuscular rays were faint but still could be understood with naked eye. An aeroplane was also spotted in the image (towards left-middle).

Main Image: Nikon Z6ii, Nikon 85mm, f/4, 1/1600s, ISO 1600, 85mm
Inset Image: Nikon Z6ii, Sigma 150-600c, f/6.3, 1/2000s, ISO 100, 600mm

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