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Rising Moon with Jupiter at Opposition (Oct 29, 2023).jpg

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This is the Moon one day after full, rising over my local prairie horizon, with Jupiter at right. Jupiter was just 4 days before opposition so was rising almost at sunset, and the Moon being just past Full was also rising just after sunset, so both came up together this night in very clear skies.

The Moon and Jupiter were 11° apart this night (so hardly a close conjunction) but they rose together parallel to the horizon. While the Full Moon was closer to Jupiter the night before, clouds prevented any photos, plus the Moon's location above Jupiter meant they would have not risen together as here.

This is an HDR blend of three exposures taken October 29, 2023 from near home in southern Alberta, with the RF70-200mm lens at 100mm on the Canon R5.
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This is the Moon one day after full, rising over my local prairie horizon, with Jupiter at right. Jupiter was just 4 days before opposition so was rising almost at sunset, and the Moon being just past Full was also rising just after sunset, so both came up together this night in very clear skies. <br /> <br /> The Moon and Jupiter were 11° apart this night (so hardly a close conjunction) but they rose together parallel to the horizon. While the Full Moon was closer to Jupiter the night before, clouds prevented any photos, plus the Moon's location above Jupiter meant they would have not risen together as here. <br /> <br /> This is an HDR blend of three exposures taken October 29, 2023 from near home in southern Alberta, with the RF70-200mm lens at 100mm on the Canon R5.