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Old 13-07-2021, 04:41 PM
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Moon-Venus-Mars

This has just gone down, photo was taken an hour ago.

So it's a preview for those further west...
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Old 13-07-2021, 05:29 PM
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Very nice preview, Mirko. Pity the clear skies did not accompany the conjunction as it travelled westward. Clouded out here.
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Old 13-07-2021, 07:23 PM
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Great image. Very crisp.
A little fuzzy with cloud here too.
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Old 13-07-2021, 07:46 PM
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We had some cloud in Brisbane too but I managed to grab some nice shots later on, as the clouds began to thin and disperse in the West.

Taken from the study window with Canon 300mm tele lens and Canon R5 camera.

The Mars/Venus shot and the last Moon shot are full res crops.

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Old 13-07-2021, 08:03 PM
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Thanks.
Nothing but clouds and drizzle here. Scopes are packed away in dry cabinets awaiting decent cold snap and clear skies. So thanks for sharing your shots, the only view some of us will get.
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Old 14-07-2021, 07:55 AM
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Thanks, glad some got to see it.
Those are dazzlers Dennis! The second one is particularly cool.
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Old 14-07-2021, 10:49 AM
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Thanks, glad some got to see it.
Those are dazzlers Dennis! The second one is particularly cool.
Thanks Mirko, I went against the advice I used to read in observing books by the late Patrick Moore, which stated "never observe from inside your house through an open window".

Our study window is the only place where I can find the least obstructed West Horizon, sadly the aspect is directly in line with the light pollution dome from Brisbane.

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Old 14-07-2021, 11:26 AM
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I do that sometimes between chores, because with small kids to look after, it's often either that or nothing. Observing Venus' crescent with the Galileoscope while cooking dinner is a favourite. However I leave the windows shut usually. This has led me to two useful discoveries - 1. our windows are pretty flat, optically, save for a few "zones" and still allow crisp images between 50x and 100x depending on the window and the elevation of the target*, and 2. it's a great way to judge the seeing before setting up anything out back later in the night.

*Not surprisingly, there seems to be an optimum elevation - around 50° perhaps - where the combined effects of looking through the window glass at an angle and atmospheric interference is minimised.
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