Pluto on Pluto Flyby Day!

Here is a shot I snapped of Pluto early this morning (July 14, 2015), the day that NASA New Horizons will flyby Pluto. Pluto is currently near 3 billion miles distant and New Horizons will flyby at a distance of 7,750 miles.

 

Photo Details:

Camera: Canon 60D MagicLantern

1370mm

f/9

ISO: 5000

Exposure: 60 seconds * 20 frames.

This is a median composite of 20 individual shots to reduce noise.

 

-Scott MacNeill

exitpupil.org

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