Moon, Venus & Jupiter in evening sky

Part 1 Sceneries in dusk

Date & Time:	Dec 31 1997, 17:15 JST(+0900) 5sec. Exp.
Optical:	MD Rokkor f=35mm F2.8, Aperture: F4.0
Camera:	MINOLTA XD
Film:	Fujicolor Super G Ace 800
Location:	Kokubunji city, Tokyo

On last evening in 1997, the Clescent Moon, Venus, and Jupiter are glittering in the western sky. You can see the shadow of Mt. Fuji just below the Moon. Though it cannot be detected in this picture, there had been the Mars, Uranus, and Neptune in this field of sky, five planets and moon had been gathering at that time.

The trail of Venus into Mt. Yatsugatake

Evening sky over the Japan Alps

		Copyright(c) 1998 by Naoyuki Kurita, All rights reserved.
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