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A better celestial convergence pic

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Posted by Todd Caudle on December 3, 2008 at 11:39 AM
Check out today's (12/3) Astronomy Picture of the Day:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Apparently taken the night before mine, since the moon is below Venus and Jupiter. (Or maybe it's because the photographer was up on a mountaintop!)
Posted by Mel Ladewig on December 3, 2008 at 12:07 PM
That is a really cool shot, but I still think yours is better with the color in the sky.

I was really kicking myself for not carrying my camera on Monday, but that's life.
Posted by Jack Garrett on December 3, 2008 at 12:42 PM
I gotta be honest with you Todd, I like yours better.

Jack
Posted by John Mumaw on December 3, 2008 at 1:24 PM
So do I, but this is certainly worth a look.
Sure would hate to live down in that soup!

As an aside, thanks for the 'Astronomy Picture of the Day' link.
A great way to start the day!
Posted by Nate Burgess on December 3, 2008 at 1:42 PM
I like the haze over the city... but yours is certainly better
Posted by Don Grall on December 3, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Todd, sunset colors and tree silhouette far outshines the LA smog shot.
Posted by Chuck Peacock on December 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Ditto Don.
Posted by Laurent Baig on December 3, 2008 at 3:16 PM
Yeah, Todd, why can't you photograph like that???? :biggrin:

j/k yours is pretty damn awesome.
Posted by Paul Martin on December 3, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Smog and a giant city... I'll take your shot over that any day. Interesting yes, but certainly not better.
Posted by John Klotz on December 3, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Wow! Yep Todds is betta! Mt Wilson was an old stompin' ground when I lived in SoCal. Did ya'll click on the Venus eclipse link? None-other than our own Kissin' Camels under that same celestial display taken by Steve Lantz of COS. :toast:
Posted by Todd Caudle on December 3, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I thought all that haze was fog. Is it really smog? I know it's L.A., but geez...