By Mandy Daniels | 2025-05-03
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Tonight’s Capture: The Moon Accompanied by Mars and the Open Star Cluster Messier 44
On 05/03/2025 09:20 pm by Muhammad Alaa | Website | Egypt
I witnessed this beautiful scene of the Moon in conjunction with the planet Mars. When I began photographing, I discovered the star cluster Messier 44, which made the moment even more breathtaking.
Nikon d 5300 ,lens 70-300 mm
The Moon was photographed with 140 frames at 1/50s shutter speed, ISO 100, and f/10 aperture.
The lunar halo was captured separately with a 1-second shutter, ISO 2000, and f/12.
Mars and the Messier 44 star cluster were captured in 20 frames, each with an exposure time of 15 minutes.
Image processing was done using Photoshop and PIPP.