By Anita Reger | 2023-02-22
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On 02/27/2023 09:30 pm by David Hoskin| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
The close approach of Mars to the first-quarter Moon, along with a cloudless sky, prompted me to brave the minus 15 degrees Centigrade temperature to capture this composite image of the conjunction.
Canon T3i DSLR with 55-250mm lens (@ 200mm, ISO-800, f/5.6), SkyWatcher EQ6R mount
A single 8 second exposure, which captured Mars and the surrounding starfield, and a single 1/1250 second exposure, which captured surface detail on the first-quarter Moon, were blended and sharpened with Photoshop.
