Venus, Regulus, Saturn and Moon

October 7, 2007 Position mouse cursor over image to see labeled photo. Move mouse cursor off image to see unlabeled photo. On this morning, four objects were tightly grouped in the eastern sky: the bright star Regulus, the planets Saturn and Venus, and the crescent Moon. Far from city lights, the quartet was a splendid sight as it rose above the pines.

Date: October 7, 2007
Time: 5:37 a.m. MST
Location: Mogollon Rim, Arizona
Camera: Olympus OM-1 35mm SLR on fixed tripod
Film: Fuji Provia 100F slide
Focal length: 40 mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure time: 8 seconds
Scanner: Nikon Coolscan LS-2000