The Milky Way with Jupiter and Saturn at Opposition

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Photographer:

Jon Greif

Location of Photo:

Julian, CA, USA

Date/Time of photo:

July 23, 2020, at 10:30 pm PDT

Equipment:

Canon 760D camera with 20 mm F4 Canon wide angle lens and tripod (30 sec exposure) and Pixinsight post-processing.

Description:

The view across the road, looking South, from our Julian rental. The bright object immediately left of the Milky Way is Jupiter, and left of it is Saturn. Both planets are at opposition (lined up with the sun and earth) this month.

Website:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/author/jgreif/