niteskys.com - Moon, Venus, Saturn and Regulus - July 16, 2007
 

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Shortly after sunset, the Moon is joined by Venus, Saturn and Regulus in the western sky above the Twin Peaks. 

This image can also be seen as the link "from Richard McCoy" on the July 17, 2007 page at SpaceWeather.com. 

Image Data

70mm @ f4.5
ISO800, 5 second exposure
9:22 PM MDT, 07/16/07
Mead, Colorado

Equipment Used

Nikon D70s

Processing Tools

Photoshop CS