In another heat wave; lower 90's here, today and tomorrow. Went out to the park in the morning, came home for awhile, until it was unbearable, and then went back to find some shade. Stayed to watched the sunset. As the colors grew deeper, on their way to black, a sliver of the moon, along with Venus, appeared on the western horizon. A short while later, Jupiter appeared, more faint, and much further away. I stayed until the moon had set. As the sky turned a darker blue, not quite black, and more stars began to be visible, the bats arrived to make a dent in all the swarming insects. I walked home. Still too hot.
Here are my attempts at handheld shots. In the final picture, Jupiter is in the center, almost at the top of the orange. A tiny dot, it's barely visible.
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| The moon and Venus, July 18/L Herlevi 2015 |
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| Dropping in the west, July 18/L Herlevi 2015 |
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| The moon, Venus, and Jupiter, July 18/L Herlevi 2015 |
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| Setting, July 18/L Herlevi 2015 |
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