A pretty nice conjunction between Venus, Mars and the Moon happened in the first days of 2017. Being under the polar night, I was able to see the trio starting at around 14:15, but the sky was way too bright for photography. Menacing clouds were coming from the North and West and I waited as much as I could, until the clouds came in dangerously close to the conjunction. The sky was still pretty bright, but with a gradual neutral density filter the photos turned out decent.

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Date and place: January 2 2017; Reine, Norway

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L 

Exposure: 5s

Aperture: 13

ISO: 400