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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2013, 08:31 PM Jun 2013

Beautiful Image: 4 planet sunset

http://thisisnthappiness.com/image/52878389262

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Beautiful Image: 4 planet sunset (Original Post) n2doc Jun 2013 OP

stunning..... dhill926 Jun 2013 #1

Evidently taken from the Greek island of Kos DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #2

What's the fourth streak? Beartracks Jun 2013 #4

Wow. I just looked through more of Chris Kotsiopoulos' photos, check out this... DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #3

dhill926

(16,351 posts)

1. stunning.....

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 08:35 PM

Jun 2013

where was it taken?

DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)

2. Evidently taken from the Greek island of Kos

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 09:13 PM

Jun 2013

Takes a little detective work.

n2doc's photo is from a tumbler page

which was probably taken from NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day where it says:

Four Planet Sunset
Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Kotsiopoulos (GreekSky)

if you search for Greek Sky you get http://www.greeksky.gr/

going to All Photos - Recent brings up a group of beautiful thumbnail photos, including one named "20130525PlantesKosIsland"

Click on that you get, with legend

Venus, Jupiter and Mercury in a rear triple planetary conjunction. This picturesque scene is a stack of 60 shots taken at Kos island Greece. At the foreground, Alikes salt lake is the most important wetland of the island.

this:

Buy a poster of this photo
60 cm x 80 cm
E88.00 Euro

Camera Model Canon EOS 550D, Shooting Date/Time 25/5/2013 20:59 - 21:30, Author Chris Kotsiopoulos, Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1 - 8 sec, Av( Aperture Value ) 5 - 7.1, ISO Speed 200 - 400, Lens Canon EF50mm f/1.8 II, Focal Length 50.0 mm

Here's Wikipedia Kos Island

Kos or Cos (Greek: ???

is a Greek island in the south Sporades group of the Dodecanese, next to the Gulf of Gökova/Cos. The island measures 40 kilometres (25 mi) by 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), and is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the coast of Bodrum, Turkey, and the ancient region of Caria. The island forms a separate municipality within the Kos regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Kos town.[2] The island has a population of 33,388.

His thumbnails include a similar Moon and planets:

Great photography. Great photographer. He's got a calendar for sale. Might be nice ...

Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

4. What's the fourth streak?

Reply to DreamGypsy (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 09:02 PM

Jun 2013

>>Venus, Jupiter and Mercury in a rear triple planetary conjunction. This picturesque scene is a stack of 60 shots taken at Kos island Greece. At the foreground, Alikes salt lake is the most important wetland of the island. <<

There's another, fainter streak off to the right of the others three, right over the tallest mountain in the image.

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DreamGypsy

(2,252 posts)

3. Wow. I just looked through more of Chris Kotsiopoulos' photos, check out this...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 09:18 PM

Jun 2013

This is a 360 degree, night panorama of the Simonopetra monastery. The monastery was founded during the 13th century. It is built on top of a single massive rock and many describe it as the boldest construction among all monasteries of Athos Mount. The night sky above Athos Mount is truly exceptional essentially free of any source of light pollution.

Camera Model Canon EOS 550D, Shooting Date/Time 1/1/2013 19:09 - 19:27 (29 shots panorama)., Author Chris Kotsiopoulos, Tv( Shutter Speed ) 20, Av( Aperture Value ) 3.2, ISO Speed 1600, Lens Canon EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Focal Length 15.0 mm

I'm not his agent...really.

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