Venus departing the 7 Sisters - Brisbane 5/4/2020

[Dennis]

Managed to catch this before the Pleiades and Venus headed for the horizon, just.

Had a few problems with the overall colour balance, as I am shooting into the light dome of Brisbane.

Canon 300mm F2.8L, 5D Mk IV, 4 secs x 10, ISO400, F4.

Cheers

Dennis

[h0ughy (David)]

Great catch Dennis

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Great catch Dennis

Thanks Dave, much like you, it has been a long time between drinks.

I just finished processing this one which was taken with the 300mm telephoto + x1.4 Extender, to give a focal length of 420mm. Nice working at these short focal lengths.

12 frames, 5 secs, ISO800 at F4.

Cheers

Dennis

[multiweb (Marc)]

Nice catch Dennis. Good to see you out. I like the repro. I caught a bit of it last night but it was very bright out west.

[astroron (Ron)]

Not bad Dennis, in fact very nice.
I see you've still got the ls touch.
Cheers

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Nice catch Dennis. Good to see you out. I like the repro. I caught a bit of it last night but it was very bright out west.

Originally Posted by astroron

Not bad Dennis, in fact very nice.
I see you've still got the ls touch.
Cheers

Thank you Marc & Ron, I appreciate your comments.

@Ron - I guess its a bit like riding a bike, you never quite forget and getting back in the saddle once more, soon activates the muscle memory.

I only wish I had this ability when racing you to locate the comet many moons ago at Camp Duckadang - GoTo vs Star Hopping and you won.

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Thank you Marc & Ron, I appreciate your comments.

@Ron - I guess its a bit like riding a bike, you never quite forget and getting back in the saddle once more, soon activates the muscle memory.

I only wish I had this ability when racing you to locate the comet many moons ago at Camp Duckadang - GoTo vs Star Hopping and you won.

Your memory is exquisite Dennis.
A most enjoyable time that was too.
All those electronic gizmos whirring away
And my Mark 1 eyeball scooped the pool,
Cheers

[skysurfer]

Nice pictures !


In the weekend it was at best, on Friday and Saturday night, Venus was closest to the Pleiades, I took pictures on both dates.

[ChrisM]

Nicely captured Dennis.

[Dennis]

Originally Posted by skysurfer

Nice pictures !

In the weekend it was at best, on Friday and Saturday night, Venus was closest to the Pleiades, I took pictures on both dates.

Originally Posted by ChrisM

Nicely captured Dennis.

Thank you Skysurfer and Chris, I appreciate your comments.

Cheers and be well.

Dennis