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Moon Jupiter Mercury conjunction - Sept.24, 2003

The sliver of a waning crescent moon is joined by Jupiter (upper right of moon) and Mercury (lower right of moon) to form a nice triangular grouping on the first full day of autumn 2003

Time: approx. 6:30am CDT

Location: north of Des Moines, IA

Lens: 70-210mm at f/4.0

Exposure: 2 secs

Film: Fuji Velvia 100F

Notes: 60° F, low ground fog, partly cloudy

Processing: Scanned at 2720 dpi using Vuescan software, Photoshop, Picture Window Pro