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The Occultation of Venus

Here's a sequence I snapped this afternoon of Venus being occulted by the crescent Moon. I shot this at Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Note the 68% gibbous phase on Venus.

 

Photo Details:

Camera: Canon 60D MagicLantern

4000mm

f/10

ISO: 640

Exposure: 1/640 sec per shot.

 

-Scott MacNeill

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Uploaded on December 8, 2015