Castor, Pollux, Mars and the Moon

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Apr 4, 2025

are in a beautiful arrangement tonight as I have just observed on the walk back from the pub.

Does anyone have access to an image without city light pollution and better exposure control than my phone?

Edit: snapshot attached

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Oct 12, 2025

Even with the light pollution they're pretty clear. But yeah, a real telescope shot would've been nice.

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