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Clouds, moonglow, 2 planets

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The morning planets and the bright star Antares on April 19, 2016. Photo by Tom Wildoner. Visit Tom at LeisurelyScientist.com — The morning planets and the star Antares on April 19, 2016. The brightest one in this photo is Mars; it’s about to get very bright! Photo by Tom Wildoner. Visit Tom at LeisurelyScientist.com

Tom Wildoner wrote:

Two planets, a touch of clouds and a pinch of moonglow. I captured this image of Mars and Saturn this morning, April 19, 2016, from Weatherly, Pennsylvania. I used a Canon 6D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM, four exposures stitched together at 6 seconds, f/2.8, ISO 3200, tripod mounted.

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Watch for these planets and the moon in the late night or early morning sky this week:

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