Moon Venus Mars Neptune with magnified insets

This image was featured as NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" on 13th January 2017:

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170113.html

The planets Neptune and Mars were only 0.02 degrees apart in the sky this afternoon, which is the closest they have been for about 700 years! I thought this deserved a photo, so I went to the local park and was able to capture firstly a wide-angle view that included the crescent Moon and Venus in addition to the close pairing of Mars and Neptune; and then more magnified views of the Mars-Neptune pair and (at an identical magnification) the Moon. The red colour of Mars and the blue colour of Neptune are clearly seen in the magnified view.

Taken on: January 1, 2017

Sets appears in: • Published images • APODs (NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day) more » • All astro photos • Moon, Sun and Planets « less

Groups appears in: • The Moon [*current* photos only] • Astronomy more » • Moon/Luna • Night Sky, The • Amateur Astronomy • Brisbane Amateur Photographers • Wide Field Astrophotography - Starry Skies • Sky @ Night • Night Sky Observations • Astrophotography - The Solar System and Beyond « less

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