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Mohammad Adeel
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

05/24/2022
03:45 am

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Canon PowerShot SX 500 IE

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Single uncropped image, Ve little processing done in Adobe Photoshop CS 6.0

Image Details:

A triangular conjunction !

The Red knight (Mars) meets the King(Jupiter) and it's guards (Jovian Moons) in the presence of Luna this morning creating a mesmerizing triangle of celestial bodies. We had been blessed with such an amazing sky quality last night that it was crystal clear and the stars were sparkling as if hanging in front of our eyes. Both Jupiter and Mars would be coming close together in a very close conjunction of about 1 degrees seperation on 01-06-22 whereas the planetary parade still going on but drifting apart.

Jupiter at -2 and Mars at +0.72 magnitude with waxing crescent at 27% illumination.

Single uncropped frame at 120mm, ISO 200, 15 seconds, tracked.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!