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Conjuction of Jupiter and Mars on January 6, 2018, JDJ

Conjuction of Jupiter and Mars on January 6, 2018

Conjuction of Jupiter and Mars on January 6, 2018, JDJ

Conjuction of Jupiter and Mars on January 6, 2018

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The conjunction of Jupiter and Mars over January 5-7 provided was an amazing sight, and the skies were clear during these frigid mornings (single digits in the Washington, DC area). I primarily viewed and imaged this very close conjunction (~ 1/3 degree at closest approach) through the Celestron 8" SCT, but also took a few wider images. This one is from a Nikon D5100 with a 50 mm lens shot at ISO-800 at f/2.8 with a 1/10 second exposure.

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Conjuction of Jupiter and Mars on January 6, 2018, JDJ

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