Moon, Venus and Pleiades

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On this morning the bright planet Venus appeared below the crescent Moon. To the left, the Pleiades star cluster completed the equilateral triangle.

Date: June 22, 2006
Time: 4:18 a.m. MST
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Focal length: 50 mm
Aperture: f/4
Exposure time: 10 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000

Revised: July 29, 2006
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