The Moon and Jupiter Meet

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Published: November 1, 2012 at 10:39 pm

Steve Jarvis

Churwell, Leeds, UK

Olympus E410 DSLR. Celestron 80mm Travelscope.

As the Moon and Jupiter rose higher in the sky they came close enought to fit in one field of view.

2012-11-01T00:00:00

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