Lunar Halo and Jupiter over Sicily

Photographer: Giovanni Passalacqua
Summary Author: Giovanni Passalacqua

Featured above is a beautiful 22-degree lunar halo I capture over Ragusa, Italy on the night of September 22, 2024. The Moon was in the waning gibbous phase and approximately 75 percent illuminated. Note that Jupiter is just outside the halo, at the 7:00 position.

Photo Details: EOS R Artisans Camera; 10 mm; f 5; 800 ISO; 7 seconds exposure; Photoshop.

 

Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 36.9239, 14.7199

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