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These are not UFOs. Just the light from Venus and Jupiter being refracted by swamp gas


The planets Jupiter (left hand bright spot) and Venus are currently putting on a great show together in the east an hour or so before sunrise. They appear much larger and brighter in this image due to their light being scattered by the the cloud/fog bands. Orions belt and sword also feature in this pic on the right hand side near the faint orange glow of the coming dawn. The Pleiades star cluster is just peaking out of the top of the clouds just to the left of Jupiter. The orange star just to the right of Venus is Aldebaran which is the red eye of Taurus The Bull.
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fiorinosulaco [2016-04-19 19:32:15 +0000 UTC]

 

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CapturingTheNight In reply to fiorinosulaco [2016-04-24 04:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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amaranth333 [2012-07-06 23:38:09 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! UFOs or not, this shot is still out of this world!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to amaranth333 [2012-07-07 06:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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amaranth333 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2012-07-08 19:11:27 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome!

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Dreena [2012-07-04 00:51:33 +0000 UTC]

So cool, so beautiful !

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Dreena [2012-07-05 07:21:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Dreena In reply to CapturingTheNight [2012-07-06 02:46:33 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Greg

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Morphine-Cloud [2012-07-02 21:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Featured : [link]

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Morphine-Cloud [2012-07-05 07:22:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the feature

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silverfernn [2012-06-28 01:43:58 +0000 UTC]

oh dear... they had a lovely night, you can imagine, Venus and Jupiter... and just before he can leave the adulterous bed, her husband Orion comes home from his night shift.....

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CapturingTheNight In reply to silverfernn [2012-06-28 08:10:47 +0000 UTC]

HaHa. I love that. Thanks

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Wardebois [2012-06-27 19:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Stunning!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Wardebois [2012-06-28 08:10:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Corvidae65 [2012-06-27 15:35:28 +0000 UTC]

Swamp gas....Riiiiiiiggggghhhht!

We know about your interstellar contacts, Greg We only request you take us with you!

Very cool image! The fog, mist, clouds sure gives this a great sci-fi feel

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Corvidae65 [2012-06-28 08:11:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks mate

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Corvidae65 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2012-07-01 23:46:01 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure Greg :

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mayama26 [2012-06-27 15:10:28 +0000 UTC]

You've got sooo epic sky in Australia...

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CapturingTheNight In reply to mayama26 [2012-06-28 08:12:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I am very lucky to live were I do

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HS11 [2012-06-27 11:22:13 +0000 UTC]

superb photo

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CapturingTheNight In reply to HS11 [2012-06-28 08:12:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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HS11 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2012-06-28 14:33:42 +0000 UTC]

your welcome keep up the great work

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Wildpink3 [2012-06-27 01:27:02 +0000 UTC]

peaceful ,beautiful, fantastic night sky.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Wildpink3 [2012-06-28 08:12:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Wildpink3 In reply to CapturingTheNight [2012-06-28 13:44:27 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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organblower [2012-06-27 00:58:21 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding shot, Greg!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to organblower [2012-06-28 08:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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insanitystudz [2012-06-26 19:23:37 +0000 UTC]

Again you take the most wondrous shots

The stars are so clear, it is other-worldly.

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CapturingTheNight In reply to insanitystudz [2012-06-28 08:13:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the great feedback I hope I can continue to do them for you.

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layperson [2012-06-26 18:26:43 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

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CapturingTheNight In reply to layperson [2012-06-28 08:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Kell0GGz [2012-06-26 15:46:43 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous! Even with the distractions of clouds you've captured this very well. I enjoy that they appear to be brighter, it really helps them to stand out from the crowd .
The only thing I think I would do is crop out the silly little bush in the foreground and you got yourself a beauty!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Kell0GGz [2012-06-28 08:16:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the great feedback I know what you mean about that "silly little bush" (which is actually a tree about 15 meters tall). I did try a crop without it but found that it then made it hard to see that that is fog in the valley. I might be able to clone it out if I ever revisit this image.

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Sagereid [2012-06-26 13:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Great picture!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Sagereid [2012-06-28 08:16:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Syzygi [2012-06-26 12:46:20 +0000 UTC]

Really really beautiful!

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Syzygi [2012-06-28 08:16:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Scorpidilion [2012-06-26 11:24:12 +0000 UTC]

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CapturingTheNight In reply to Scorpidilion [2012-06-28 08:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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QAuZ [2012-06-26 10:58:58 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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CapturingTheNight In reply to QAuZ [2012-06-28 08:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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