Venus and Mars in close conjunction in the dawn sky on October 5, 2017. Venus is the brightest object; Mars is below it; while the star above Venus is 4th magnitude Sigma Leonis. The foreground is illuminated by light from the setting Full Moon in the west.This is a single 1-second exposure with the 135mm lens at f/2 and Canon 60Da at ISO 800. Compared to the earlier shot with the lens stopped down, Venus did not show diffraction spikes as the lens was wide open at f/2. So I added the diffract
SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Venus and Mars in close conjunction in the dawn sky on October 5, 2017. Venus is the brightest object; Mars is below it; while the star above Venus is 4th magnitude Sigma Leonis. The foreground is illuminated by light from the setting Full Moon in the west.This is a single 1-second exposure with the 135mm lens at f/2 and Canon 60Da at ISO 800. Compared to the earlier shot with the lens stopped down, Venus did not show diffraction spikes as the lens was wide open at f/2. So I added the diffract by Alan Dyer/Visual & Written/VW Pics is available for licensing today.
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