Saturn-Mars Conjunction

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As seen in the upper left of this photo, on this evening the planet Mars was only about 1 degree to the lower right of the brighter Saturn. To the lower right, the bright stars Pollux and Castor are side-by-side, and the planet Mercury is below Pollux. The mountain ranges in the distance are the Sierra Estrella (left) and South Mountain (right).

Date: June 15, 2006
Time: 8:35 p.m. MST
Location: South of Phoenix, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Focal length: 40 mm
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 10 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000

Revised: July 29, 2006
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