The pairing of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening twilight, on December 27, 2020. This was from home, on a cold, frosty night as the ice fog began to m

The pairing of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening twilight, on December 27, 2020. This was from home, on a cold, frosty night as the ice fog began to m Stock Photo
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Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy Stock Photo

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2GYKT12

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55.6 MB (318 KB Compressed download)

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5400 x 3600 px | 45.7 x 30.5 cm | 18 x 12 inches | 300dpi

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27 December 2020

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The pairing of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening twilight, on December 27, 2020. This was from home, on a cold, frosty night as the ice fog began to move in for the night. Brighter Jupiter is to the left of Saturn and is pulling away from Saturn here, but they were still separated by 40 arc minutes this evening. The background image is a stack of 5 untracked exposures to smooth the motion of the clouds and add a softer effect, but the planets come from just one of the exposures, all being 4-second shots with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/3.5 and with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 200. A mild Orton glow layer added to further soften the image.