niteskys.com - Venus and Saturn

Date(s)

9:29 PM MDT
06/30/07
Mead, Colorado

Exposure Data

5 second exposure, ISO200

Optics and Camera

Nikon D70s
18-70mm F3.5-4.5 G

Processing Tools

Photoshop CS3

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Venus and Saturn - June 30, 2007

The close pairing of Venus and Saturn and the Sickle of Leo are framed by the observatory dome opening and telescope equipment on this warm summer night.

This image can also be seen:

as the link "from Richard McCoy" on the July 2, 2007 page at SpaceWeather.com.

in the September 2008 issue of Astronomy Magazine.