Venus and Jupiter at dawn, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town (July 05)

posted: 323 days ago, on Thursday, 2012 Jul 05 at 22:50
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2012, Venus, Jupiter.

Despite Cape Town's horrific light pollution, Venus and Jupiter are two brilliant beacons in the pre-dawn sky.

The photos below were taken from the V&A Waterfront this morning and show just how prominent this planetary duo is at the moment.

Find out more: Southern Sky Highlights for 2012

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2012 July 06 at 08:24 by gustav

wow, even more impressive from V&A than it was from my home

2012 July 06 at 10:07 by Wim

Lieflik Auke

Darem 'n heel ander en wonderlike prentjie met al daai kleure daarby!

2012 July 06 at 12:28 by Kos

I like the last picture with M45 in the top left corner and Orion’s sword on the far right. The composition utilizing the thirds rule well with the main subject or subjects (planets and star) placed just left from centre, works rather well (thirds rule again). The green, reds, white and yellows shimmering off the water as well as bright harbor lights running across the picture, balance the composition nicely. Excellent.

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