Moon and planets #1
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can u point out which one is jupiter and which one is venus for us bad astronomy people. i knew they were not stars, but couldn't figure out what they were.
also how did you get the moon shots to look like that? special type of camera pr settings? to get both the cresent shine and the round-grey background.
Venus is closer to Earth and since it is covered with clouds reflects lots of light. I am pretty sure the brightest star in the sky is Venus.
The camera shutter was left open for several seconds to make everything look brighter. The light you see in the dark part of the moon is light reflected from the Earth - It would be even brighter than the full moon when viewed from the moon's surface.
Last night about 5:30 PM.
when did you take this picture
this is a nice picture i love this kind of pictures