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Jupiter and Saturn in the Constellation of Taurus

Date:30.9.2000 Time:1:45 UT Exposure:15 min
Field:39o x 27o Emulsion:Kodak Ektachrome 200 Pro
(pushed to ISO 400)
Filter:none
Optics:f=50mm, 1/2.8 Place:Lichtenhagen Observer:T. Credner

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Jupiter, the bright object in the center, and Saturn (lower right) are visible in the constellation of the bull. The open star clusters of the Plejades (right hand side) and the Hyades (lower center with the bright red giant Aldebaran in between) give the golden gate of the ecliptic where the giant planets are crossing through in the years 2000 and 2001.