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Photography

William Seger

(12,549 posts) Wed Jun 10, 2026, 02:19 AM 7 hrs ago

Venus and Jupiter have been inching slowly toward each other for weeks, with conjunction less than 2° apart tonight.

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Venus and Jupiter tonight (Original Post) William Seger 7 hrs ago OP

Venus is the brighter one (nt) William Seger 5 hrs ago #2

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1. Hello William - Amazing photograph. I dragged your image to desktop and enlarged it.

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 03:12 AM

6 hrs ago

Then cropped. It appears the planet higher up to the right has a starburst effect
around it. And looks larger than the other. Which is which? Thanks!

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2. Venus is the brighter one (nt)

Wed Jun 10, 2026, 03:41 AM

5 hrs ago