Another Conjunction Picture from North Carolina 09-07-05

[RapidEye]

I got really lucky again on the clouds and managed to grab some more shots of the Lunar, Jupiter, Venus, and Spica Conjunction on the second night!:D When you see the picture, you'll see what I mean about the clouds!

The newest Picture can be found at:
http://www.rapideye.us/astro/conjunction-09-07-05.html (http://www.rapideye.us/astro/conjunction-09-07-05.html)

Getting two good nights of weather for the same conjunction amazed me.
How well the Canon Rebel (D300) worked with just a plain stock setup, stock lens, and no touchup required on the photo stunned me! :thumbsup:

I have renamed and moved the picture from 09-06-05 to here:
http://www.rapideye.us/astro/conjunction-09-06-05.html (http://www.rapideye.us/astro/conjunction-09-06-05.html)

I apologize for the size, but I'm still not sure of how to shrink it down and still keep Spica visible as anything more than a single pixel.

Thanks for looking, and I'd be happy to have some feedback on how I can improve both of those shots. I use GIMP as my main processing software - so be gentile with the Photoshop speak =-)

Thanks
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[h0ughy]

Rapideye,

you must have a few photo processing errors :poke: , everything is sideways :P :rofl:

nice shots there! :thumbsup:

[acropolite]

This link will give you a very simple method if you're using WinXP. http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?id=63,212,0,0,1,0

[RapidEye]

Must be from all of the XXXX you guys drink - its the "RIGHT" way up here :P

Just look at the "Moon Phase" picture to the left of this post :poke:

I've got an awesome clear night tonight: http://www.rapideye.us/astro/RapidEye-ClearSky.html
So I'm off to hit the binos and see if I can finish up all of the Sag Binocular Messiers before its gone for the year.

I'll work on the photo some tomorrow, if work is slow :prey:

Thanks for the feedback

[xrekcor]

Man I see what you mean about the light polution in the northern hemisphere :P :poke:

Great photo dewd!

regards

[ving]

i want a clearsky clock!!!

[Lee]

I had to load up Stellarium, guestimate where Nth Carolina is (North of Florida on East Coast????) to double check which was which! You are lop sided :) :)

[RapidEye]

Pretty good Guestimate! :thumbsup:

NC is almost halfway up the East Coast of the US.
My GPS tells me that my pasture is at: Lat 35:27.793 Lon 78:59.121 around 110 Meters above sea level. :P