Moonlit Twilight

26Jan06

Check out this fantastic image taken by my friend Jim Scotti:

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© 2006 James V. Scotti

The Steward Observatory 90 inch and Kitt Peak 4-meter telescope domes are lit by a crescent Moon sinking in the west as twilight fades in a cirrusy sky. The Little Dipper is visible over the 4-meter dome as the wispy orange cirrus threatens observing conditions for the night. This image was taken with my 24mm lens on my 20D. The exposure was 30 seconds at f/1.8, ISO 400.

Outstanding.

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3 Responses to “Moonlit Twilight”  

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  1. 1 Wolfgang on Jan 27th, 2006 said:

    That is a Stunning picture!! Very Cool!!

  2. 2 Wolverine on Jan 28th, 2006 said:

    Quite — if only I’d included the right caption the first time! Oops. Fixed now.

  3. 3 azazul on Feb 1st, 2006 said:

    Very nice, I like how well the stars show up in the background.

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