Moon and Antares conjunction

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi all

Here's an image from tonight, the conjunction of the Moon and Antares.

The image is a composite of 3 separate exposures - a short one for the detail on the lit part of the moon, a longer exposure for the earthshine, and one for antares.

Composite hobbled together quickly in photoshop.

Thanks

[gbeal]

Nice Mike.
So it "missed" for you, a shame.
I shot a heap as it approached, so there is a remote possibility of an animation, just don't hold your breath. This is an equally cobbled quickie to annoy Ponders.
Gary

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

Very cool shots guys, I just noticed it outside!

[tornado33]

Hi all
heers my effort with the 10 inch F5,6 scope
1/30th sec ISO 100 Modded 350D, uv/ir filter and MPCC
Scott

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Onya Guys. Nice shots. Unfortunately Gary I was unavoidably occupied tonight so only got to see it and not image it.

[h0ughy (David)]

here is my effort for 6pm, canon 350D through the ed80 with a celestron 6.3 focal reducer and uv/ir filter ISO 200. man you guys leave me for dead. Scott, i am not talking to you, your image is too good no editing but for resizing

[h0ughy (David)]

this was taken with the pentax piggybacked with the 50-500 lens, they are terrible but will post them anyway just to make scotts look better

[Dennis]

Nice photo's everyone; each different yet complementary. And here's one from me. Vixen 4" refractor clamped to Manfrotto tripod (G-clamp) and Pentax *ist DS DSLR. Had to go out the back garden into the council paddock to clear the roofline, hence the lash up. Clouds kept me waiting right up to the final minute before clearing off. 1/125 sec at 200ASA.

Cheers

Dennis

[RB (Andrew)]

Excellent guys, lovely shots.
Scott yours' is amazing, very sharp and detailed.
No wonder Houghy isn't talking to you......

I saw it but didn't image.


Thanks for sharing.

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

this was taken with the pentax piggybacked with the 50-500 lens, they are terrible but will post them anyway just to make scotts look better

like he needs help

if it were a competition i'd pick gary's

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

here's mine one. i shot it with the UHC-S filter. too lazy to take it off

[ving (David)]

oh eric!

[fringe_dweller]

very nice job people!!

[rogerg (Roger)]

Ahh yes... I looked up briefly on the way to my observatory last night and thought "wow, that looks neat, the moon and antares there..." but didn't think to take a photo .. had my mind set on fitting my Accufocus to the socpe... spent the (clear) night in the observatory with the roof on.. .. but I did get the focuser fitted

Roger.

[tornado33]

Thanks all
SCott

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Nice shots all

Cheers Petra