Venus, Jupiter, & the Moon on March 26, 2012

Posted by CraigAndTammy
on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

by Craig and Tammy Temple

Captured from our driveway, looking toward the western sky, is this rendezvous between the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter at 6:54pm CDST on March 26, 2012. The 3.93 day old waxing crescent Moon was just a little over 2 degrees seperated from Venus with Jupiter about 12 degrees below the Moon.

Camera: Nikon D40 on fixed tripod
Exposure: 1/2sec at ISO800 @ f/4.8
Lens: Nikkor 18-55mm @ 35mm
Date & Time: March 26, 2012 @ 6:54pm CDST
Location: Hendersonville, TN, USA
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