Look towards the west as the sun sets at the moment and you can’t miss the close pairing of Venus & Jupiter. This picture was taken just after sunset and is a stack of 4 25 second exposures at f/4 and ISO 400 taken with a Sigma 10-20mm zoom lens on my Canon 350D. I’ve been experimenting with various techniques for reducing the halos around the planets but I haven’t found anything I’m happy with yet.
Also visible are the big star clusters M45 (Pleiades), Melotte 20 & 25 (Hyades).
These two will be joined by a thin cresent moon at the end of the month. Hopefully it’ll be clear.
