Moon, Venus & Saturn tonight, 18 June

[Rob_K]

Moon & Venus are awesome in the sky right now, and I snapped these off with an Olympus Stylus 410 auto digital camera. Ist is in Auto mode with -1.3 exposure, flash off. 2nd shows moon + Venus + Saturn: Night mode, flash off. "Earthshine" visible. An occultation of Venus is coming up for Europe, west Asia, northern Canada etc.

[davidpretorius]

well captured Rob,

yes, it was a sight to behold tonight

[bluescope]

Hi Rob

I did the same thing this evening and have just posted my shots. The trio looked great didn't they.

Cheers

:thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

dang rain and cloud. Thanks for the memories of what the sky looks like

[rogerg]

I saw it but didn't have time to grab a photo - by the time I was home and able to use my camera they had dipped below the trees (I have a very high west horizon).

I see tomorrow night the moon and Saturn are much closer, and not much further from Venus. I'm looking forward to that opportunity.

[erick]

Within half a degree, I understand. Hoping for a clear sky in Melbourne - but forecast is not promising.

[Dennis]

Beautiful photo's Rob. Thin clouds and a light drizzle stopped viewing in Brissie - thanks for showing me what we missed.

Cheers

Dennis

[iceman]

I haven't seen the sky for weeks, thanks for the reminder.

[cattikins]

Did anyone happen to catch a photo of Saturn and the Moon last night? I managed to catch it for about 2 minutes out my car window, but it was well and truly lost behind cloud the rest of the night!

[middy]

Yes. See here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=21305