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    CAPTURE

    Aug 13, 2020 3 minutes

    Catch a month of beautiful conjunctions

    Make the most of these wonderful photo opportunities with a smartphone or a camera

    Conjunctions occur when two or more heavenly bodies appear close to each other in the night sky. It could be a conjunction of two or more planets, or planets and the Moon, or Solar System objects near deep-sky objects. This month several conjunctions take place, and we’re looking at the best ways to capture them.

    Solar System conjunctions are great targets

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