Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter - 24 Nov. 1995
As the sky darkens and goes through some unbelievable colour changes after sunset on 24 November 1995, Mars is just starting to become visible below the brighter Venus with the 2¼ day old Moon to their right, forming the backdrop to the 40" telescope dome already opened and being prepared for the night's observations.
(Also see this picture and this related picture.)
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