Photos of the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars Conjunction
I just love Moon and Planet conjunctions, and I just love early morning photography. When the two combine that’s when I hope to create something special. On the morning of the 23rd February, a beautiful conjunction rose in the pre-dawn sky. The Crescent Moon with earthshine on display shone brilliantly in the East as it was joined by three other celestial bodies, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars to give a sense of depth and feeling to the morning skies.
For ages last night I sat in bed wondering where to go to photograph this marvellous sight… wondering if it would be cloudy, would it be clear, would the skies provide the same dramatic scenery as I was presented for the Smiley Face Conjunction, would I remember the spare batteries, my tripod, the remote switch, would the alarm wake me up or would I sleep through it?!
Luckily, everything came together for a beautiful morning of photography and I was able to capture some stunning images of the Moon, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars conjunction.
Attached is one of my favourite shots from the session - please click the link below to see all the images and read more about my morning.
A couple of others for those who prefer the attachments.
Hi Mike,
that is such beautiful stuff Mike!
I like the first image in your first post plus the first of your
follow up post.
For some reason I think the amount of cloud breaking up the distance
from horizon to the Moon/planets is just right.
It's a composition thing for me.
I'm certainly no expert but I reckon if there was more or any less
cloud...or even none, it just wouldn't be the same image.
Lovely.
There is nothing better than getting up early and watching the sunrise while listening to the birds sing. If you add a beautiful conjunction to this, well let's just say that combination wouldl put a big smile on my face.
Photos of the Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Mars Conjunction
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