Venus and Moon rising over Brisbane, 14/8/12

[StephenM]

Hi all,

Having read about this morning's conjunction several weeks ago, I scouted around for a suitable location and came up with a spot in Taringa overlooking the Brisbane CBD. So I set the alarm for 3am and got there in time to see Venus and the Moon clearing a low cloud band on the horizon. I then shot an image every 3.5 minutes from 3:30am until 4:30am to capture the pair rising over the city.

The first image is the stacked exposures, and the second is a single frame. Hope you like the result!

Cheers,
Stephen

[iceman]

Beautiful! Fantastic result Stephen.

[RB]

Wonderful, you need a moment or two just to take it all in !

Well done.

[Dennis]

Lovely work Stephen. Well planned, executed and presented.

Cheers

Dennis

[gregbradley]

Fantastic result Stephen.

Greg.

[StephenM]

Thanks very much Mike, Andrew, Dennis and Greg! A fair bit of planning went into this image, so it was nice that the weather co-operated again!

Cheers,
Stephen

[theodog]

Yes, it's good when a well thought out plan is helped by the weather.
Nice one Stephen.

[Liz]

Love them Stephen. :thumbsup:

[CapturingTheNight]

Great shots Stephen :thumbsup: Very well planned and executed.

[StephenM]

Thanks for the comments Jeff, Liz and Greg! I'm glad you like the result.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Derek Klepp]

Great pic(s)!

[StephenM]

Thanks Derek!

Cheers,
Stephen

[lacad01]

Dedication certainly paid off, excellent shots! :thumbsup:
Would be interested to know what the "glow" in the bottom left hand corner of the shot is.

[StephenM]

Thanks Adam! I'm not sure what that glow is on the horizon at the left, but it's always there. Must be an industrial area I think.

Cheers,
Stephen