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 11/28/2008 01:44:15 PM · #26
Originally posted by scooter97:
The moon will set a little more than an hour after the sun sets on Saturday. You should be able to see the new moon (actually it was yesterday) but it will be a pretty small sliver (waxing crescent). Play with your settings and see what you like best. The objects in the sky will be pretty bright and might appear washed out if you use too long of an exposure. You can try underexposing a little to get some detail in the moon for example.

Here is a pic that I took last winter with the waxing moon and Venus and some other celestial bodies:



And another just a bit later that evening:



I like them both. I have some shots of Mars and Venus I'll dig up later. Nothing special but to the observant eye, celestial ecstasy. :)
 11/28/2008 01:50:26 PM · #27
Dangit, just a few days shy. I just got this Sunday night on a trip. Would've been great to have the Moon in there too!

11/28/2008 02:15:59 PM · #28
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Dangit, just a few days shy. I just got this Sunday night on a trip. Would've been great to have the Moon in there too!



Superb image TH. Left a small comment too.
 11/28/2008 03:05:01 PM · #29
Originally posted by Jac:


Superb image TH. Left a small comment too.


Thank you! I surprised myself with that shot. The planets have a little trailing to them due to the time it took to paint the light, but at such a wide angle it's not as noticeable.
 11/28/2008 05:10:55 PM · #30
Really nice job telehubbie Keep looking this weekend and see if you can get some more nice images!
 11/29/2008 07:39:52 PM · #31
I was nearly swarmed by some Hamilton teens, while taking this shot, but was able to fend them off with my Awesome Ninja Skillz.



11/29/2008 08:06:50 PM · #32
Thanks Slip. Clouds here tonight again. grr
 11/30/2008 05:41:17 AM · #33
There was a very nice view of it here in Japan tonight.
 11/30/2008 09:39:37 PM · #34
Here's my try...



I dedicated it to digifotojo since it was cloudy for her...
 11/30/2008 11:22:53 PM · #35
We're meant to be getting a smiley face here in western Australia so me and a mate are going to have a go at getting shots of it. Hopefully it isnt cloudy.
 11/30/2008 11:23:44 PM · #36
crap, its all stupid and cloudy out. did see an excellent, although quick, view of the planets and moon driving home. extremely cool

edit to make sense

Message edited by author 2008-11-30 23:23:59.
 11/30/2008 11:26:16 PM · #37
I can't see it at all here, we are socked in with rain/sleet/snow all day and for the next 24 hours :(
 12/01/2008 12:35:33 AM · #38
Originally posted by Katmystiry:
I can't see it at all here, we are socked in with rain/sleet/snow all day and for the next 24 hours :(


Same here, carp!
 12/01/2008 03:44:08 AM · #39
Okay, here's mine from about twenty minutes ago.

12/01/2008 12:36:36 PM · #40
Just shot this, but an i`m missing a planet?

12/01/2008 12:41:32 PM · #41
Just got this from an astronomer friend:

Gaze into the heavens this evening as soon as the sky begins to darken at sunset. Gaze to the South West for a magnificent conjunction of the planets Venus & Jupiter and the thin Waxing Crescent of the four-day-old New Moon. You can't miss them if the sky is clear in that direction and you look low to the horizon before they set. "Before they set" is part of the trick. They will be setting ~ 7:30 +/- 30 min depending where you are in the time zone, (about 2.5 hours after your local sunset). You can view them adequately with naked eye, but binoculars are great as all three objects will be within the field of view of most binoculars. A telescope will allow one to view each of the objects separately, but in North America they will be separated to much to be seen within the field of view of most telescopes. Check out your digital cameras. Mounted on a tripod with exposures of a few seconds should get amazing images especially if you have telephoto capabilities. The attached message below from spaceweather.com will provide further details and links to follow your interests.

----- Original Message -----
Space Weather News for Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
//spaceweather.com

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look south. Beaming through the twilight is one of the prettiest things you'll ever see--a tight three-way conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon. The event is visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. People in New York and Hong Kong will see it just as clearly as astronomers watching from remote mountaintops. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun (sorry Antarctica!) can spoil the show.

The great conjunction offers something extra to Europeans. For more than an hour on Monday evening, the crescent Moon will actually eclipse Venus. Astronomers call such an event a "lunar occultation." Venus emerging from the dark edge of the Moon is a remarkably beautiful sight. Sky watchers across Europe will be able to see this happen.
 12/01/2008 12:47:08 PM · #42
Originally posted by citymars:
Just got this from an astronomer friend:

Gaze into the heavens this evening as soon as the sky begins to darken at sunset. Gaze to the South West for a magnificent conjunction of the planets Venus & Jupiter and the thin Waxing Crescent of the four-day-old New Moon. You can't miss them if the sky is clear in that direction and you look low to the horizon before they set. "Before they set" is part of the trick. They will be setting ~ 7:30 +/- 30 min depending where you are in the time zone, (about 2.5 hours after your local sunset). You can view them adequately with naked eye, but binoculars are great as all three objects will be within the field of view of most binoculars. A telescope will allow one to view each of the objects separately, but in North America they will be separated to much to be seen within the field of view of most telescopes. Check out your digital cameras. Mounted on a tripod with exposures of a few seconds should get amazing images especially if you have telephoto capabilities. The attached message below from spaceweather.com will provide further details and links to follow your interests.

----- Original Message -----
Space Weather News for Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
//spaceweather.com

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look south. Beaming through the twilight is one of the prettiest things you'll ever see--a tight three-way conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon. The event is visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. People in New York and Hong Kong will see it just as clearly as astronomers watching from remote mountaintops. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun (sorry Antarctica!) can spoil the show.

The great conjunction offers something extra to Europeans. For more than an hour on Monday evening, the crescent Moon will actually eclipse Venus. Astronomers call such an event a "lunar occultation." Venus emerging from the dark edge of the Moon is a remarkably beautiful sight. Sky watchers across Europe will be able to see this happen.


Thanks for that Larry. Hope the skies stay clear for another 5 or 6 hours more here.
 12/01/2008 12:57:21 PM · #43
Oh i see. Venus was behind the moon when i took my shot. It`s come out now :)
 12/01/2008 02:03:01 PM · #44
its cloudy here =( *%@#$!
 12/01/2008 02:21:14 PM · #45
I grabbed these last night, and posted another thread not noticing this one. Here's the moon smiling :)

12/01/2008 03:54:27 PM · #46
What a timely thread - I was driving home from a meeting tonight and happened to look up at the crescent moon - and was baffled by the bright object right next to it.

Now I know !

p.s. just as well really - because I won't be around for the 2052 occurence . .

: )
 12/01/2008 05:34:11 PM · #47
Lucked out: clear evening here on the Cape. Took a BUNCH of shots, stayed set up for quite a while. Unfortunately is was windy, so my foreground is gonna suffer. We'll see what I got.

R.
 12/01/2008 05:34:12 PM · #48
I managed to get a shot - needed heavy cropping though.

12/02/2008 02:29:50 PM · #49
Got a few. Good learning experience for sure. Worst part was that song "Age of Aquarius" going through my head the whole time....


12/02/2008 02:41:42 PM · #50
PS:

Lunar occultations of Venus happen about twice a year. The next two: Feb 28, 2009, over Antarctica and Apr. 22, 2009, over North America. The North American occultation is going to be good, occuring in a lovely pre-dawn Spring sky while Mars hovers nearby. Mark your calendar.

//spaceweather.com/
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