Close planets Thursday 28th

[Liz]

After a reminder from Paul (in observational section) I ventured outside to capture a few pics.
Had clear skies for a change so planets were very clear in the western sky and looking awesome.
Took a few pics, and very warm ... yes is North Qld!! So extremely hot and sweaty when back inside after adventuring into the overgrown garden for the damn cactus shot. ;)
Oh, at 8pm we are sitting on 23' and 87% humidity!! ;)

[Screwdriverone]

Very nice Liz.

ummm, just one thing. Its the 29th today?

Or are you using a special AEST&UT time reference we dont know about???

Cheers

Chris

[Liz]

:lol::lol: been working some stupid shifts lately, and not even sure what day it is, oh well. ;)

[leon]

Hmmm, double Mars.

Leon

[Screwdriverone]

:lol:

I didnt even notice that Leon, well spotted,!

Watch out though, coz next month those TWO Mars' will MERGE to form ONE SUPER MARS which will be as BIG as the moon in the sky.....sometime around 27th August @ 12:30am.....SPREAD THE WORD!

Just finishing up on my yearly warning email now.

Liz, take a panadol, a lie down and perhaps a little nap for you....

Cheers ;)

Chris

[Suzy]

Great shots Liz! Makes up for me missing it due to bad weather. Guys, it's Mercury, I understand the female language :lol:.

[Liz]

Ok Dr Chris, time for bed.... goodnight. :D

Ah yes, the double mars did cross my mind. :question:

[luigi]

Nice images, very well captured and isolated the planets.

[Liz]

Thankyou Suzy and Luis for kind comments. :)
These planets are going to look good for awhile yet too.

[StephenM]

Nice shots Liz. Nothing but clouds here :(.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Quark]

Excellent work Liz, beautifully framed with the trees, a top result indeed.

Regards
Trevor

[firstlight]

Great capture Liz, finally got some clear skies in Brissy tonight. Posted the result in another threat. The conjunction in mid August should be quite nice to observe/image.

[Liz]

Thankyou Stephen, Trevor and Tony. :)
Wasnt sure you would like it Trevor, as no palm trees. ;)
Yes, Tony, that conjunction looks good for mid August.

[jjjnettie]

:) Lovely.
The skies cleared last night and it was beautiful.