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Moon & Jupiter Conjunction 29Nov2012_CombineImagesTarget_1_1, Geof Lewis

Moon & Jupiter Conjunction 29Nov2012_CombineImagesTarget_1_1

Moon & Jupiter Conjunction 29Nov2012_CombineImagesTarget_1_1, Geof Lewis

Moon & Jupiter Conjunction 29Nov2012_CombineImagesTarget_1_1

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2 Exposures both at ISO 400 being 1 x 1/1000 sec and 1 x 1/4 sec.

The images were taken at approx 00:30 UT, some 30 minutes prior to their closest approach at 00:58 UT when they were within 0°38' of each other. The moon was at Magnitude -12.6 with an angular size of 29' 23" 5. Jupiter was at Magnitude -2.8 with an angular size of 47" 3.

Jupiter was 4 days short of opposition at 01:35 UT on 3 Dec 2012.

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Moon & Jupiter Conjunction 29Nov2012_CombineImagesTarget_1_1, Geof Lewis

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