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Four (plus one) planets, the Moon, and Milky Way in twilight, Joe Shuster

Four (plus one) planets, the Moon, and Milky Way in twilight

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Four (plus one) planets, the Moon, and Milky Way in twilight, Joe Shuster

Four (plus one) planets, the Moon, and Milky Way in twilight

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Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, the Moon and (barely) Venus illuminate the twilight sky from Mark Twain National Forest in central Missouri with the Milky Way as a background curtain.

The bright stars Altair, Arcturus and Antares punctuate the growing darkness, along with dozens of dimmer stars.

Notes:

1) Venus is tucked in the orange pocket on the lower right, just a minute before disappearing over the trees.

2) 1 30-second shot at ISO 800 using a Tasco Starguide mount to minimize streaking. (Yes, Tasco.)

3) Camera-supplied noise reduction eliminated the need for dark frame processing.

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Four (plus one) planets, the Moon, and Milky Way in twilight, Joe Shuster

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