Moon and 4 planets, 15 July 2010

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Hi all,

Another cloud-free evening in Brisbane today, so I took the opportunity to capture the Moon and planets. I was just able to get Mercury before it set behind the trees! Image taken at about 6 pm. Hopefully it will be similar weather in a months time, when the planets are closer together...

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Mike21 (Michael)]

Brilliant. I am a huge fan of low magnification shots, especially when things come together like this. Well spotted. Well caught!

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Great capture Stephen!

Cheers Petra d.

[h0ughy (David)]

Well Done Stephen

[JD2439975 (Justin)]

Half the solar system loitering about the sky, nice.

[luigi]

Very nice photo, It was a very nice alignment!

[firstlight (Tony)]

Great capture Stephen, and the one from the night before. I always look forward to seeing your widefield planetary shots.

Saw the Moon a few nights ago and stayed later in town to try and capture the same last evening.... %#@*&##% batteries .

I'm going to try again tonight from the bridge.

[Liz]

Yes, nicely done Steve. Have been looking out for the return of Mercury, but still pretty low. Great to have 4 planets in a shot.

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Thanks very much for the comments everyone!

Originally Posted by firstlight

Saw the Moon a few nights ago and stayed later in town to try and capture the same last evening.... %#@*&##% batteries .

I'm going to try again tonight from the bridge.

Good luck this evening, Tony. Weather is looking good again!

Cheers,
Stephen

[firstlight (Tony)]

Originally Posted by StephenM

Thanks very much for the comments everyone!



Good luck this evening, Tony. Weather is looking good again!

Cheers,
Stephen

Not really , but I got a couple that have potential.