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Photographer:

Jim Tomney

Location of Photo:

Bethany Beach, DE

Date/Time of photo:

June 1, 2023 at 20:45 EDT

Equipment:

Canon T6i with 18-55mm Telephoto Lens

Description:

June opened with the celestial opera of Venus chasing Mars in the evening twilight. June 1st found the Red Planet hiding out amid the Beehive while Venus stops by the twins Castor & Pollux to ask if they've seen the object of her affection. Wide field is a set of 20 10-second shots at 18mm ISO 800 stacked in Sequator and refined in Photoshop; inset is 18 3.2-second shots at 55mm ISO 3200 stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop.

Website:

https://tomney.com/astronomy