Moon and Jupiter Shine Over Midwestern Sky: Photo

Jupiter Moon Conjunction Nov. 2012 Rogus

Jupiter and the moon appear in conjunction in this photo. Victor Rogus took this image from Jadwin, Missouri on Nov. 28, 2012. He used a Carl Zeiss 50mm lens at f8, ISO 320, and a 1/640 second exposure, Cannon 60Da camera, astrophotography model, to capture this image. (Image credit: Victor Rogus)

The moon and mighty Jupiter appear in conjunction in these stunning night sky photos.

Victor Rogus took these images from Jadwin, Missouri on Nov. 28.

"I live for this stuff and, clouds permitting, I am always out there trying to document these events," Rogus wrote in an email.

Astrophotographer Victor Rogus intentionally over-exposed this image of the moon and Jupiter in conjunction to capture three of Jupiter's Galilean Moons. He zoomed in using a Baader Planetarium Vario-finder (61mm x 250mm) as a lens at f4.1 exposure time, 0&quot;4 of a second and ISO at 200. — Astrophotographer Victor Rogus intentionally over-exposed this image of the moon and Jupiter in conjunction to capture three of Jupiter's Galilean Moons. He zoomed in using a Baader Planetarium Vario-finder (61mm x 250mm) as a lens at f4.1 exposure time, 0"4 of a second and ISO at 200. (Image credit: Victor Rogus)

To capture the first image, Rogus used a Carl Zeiss 50mm lens at f8, ISO 320, and a 1/640 second exposure, on a Cannon 60Da camera, astrophotography model.

Rogus intentionally over-exposed the second image to capture three of Jupiter's Galilean moons. He zoomed in using a Baader Planetarium Vario-finder (61mm x 250mm) as a lens at f4.1, with exposure time 0"4 of a second and ISO at 200.

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Nina Sen is a freelance writer and producer who covered night sky photography and astronomy for Space.com. She began writing and producing content for Space.com in 2011 with a focus on story and image production, as well as amazing space photos captured by NASA telescopes and other missions. Her work also includes coverage of amazing images by astrophotographers that showcase the night sky's beauty.