I was taking the dog out at 4:00am (that's how a lot of these blog posts start, huh!) when I saw the Moon alongside the bright star Spica. I went back inside to get my camera, and when I came back out the clouds had rolled in. I quickly snapped a few photos of the pair and went back inside minutes before it started snowing heavily.
I didn't have time or patients for a composite image, so this is actually one frame - however, I juiced up the brightness of Spica in Photoshop so that it's more apparent.
![moon with spica moon with spica](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG7UPJ0PRUYBVd1ZJ5zgAeOxxHtPcS-TyNKMATfqG1c7m1IzWw4sloJchZB3cDEbXSxuDZ9H-KP0dM6asY_Il7MIn2CefzuqCIhpGNND5grTQjkgrYXwrKwcN2IfXg0g_iiMkXLWSXPzV/s1600/moon+and+spica+january+23.jpg) |
Single frame at ISO 100, 300mm, f/11, 1/40 sec |
![moon and spica screenshot moon and spica screenshot](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikS30UFMx3iKL8zxp6_4qi2qiav5qF1Aiv2PBTKgrfyvy1ipzn5bhvCH4TphbuZpxOjtWRULCbdHLpkv6HgxuHQ-Ij3SV4hquehQLBjXI5ldTLlXZiJEJjoqiQpoZpphWNXgu1Sir2qsaI/s1600/moon+spica+january+23.jpg) |
Screenshot from Stellarium |
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