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25-05-2022, 08:04 AM
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Mars is now closing in on Jupiter and they will be closest on Sunday Morning (May 29th.) Today, the Moon is nearby.
I was lucky to get a break this morning that enabled me to take this clear shot.
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26-05-2022, 08:43 AM
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Today, I was just able to fit Mars and Jupiter into the same field at the prime focus of a 480mm scope.
The line up of Venus, the Moon, Jupiter and Mars was very striking when viewed with just the naked eye.
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27-05-2022, 05:55 AM
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The Moon and Venus were close this morning as were Jupiter and Mars.
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27-05-2022, 01:05 PM
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Hi Troppo
Managed to extricate myself from the warm bed this morning just in time , as the sky was brightening, 6:00am ish. First clear skies for a while and the moon and planets line up was very pretty, with the purplish dawn sky. Had intended to be up earlier as I wanted to set up a scope and capture the Io transit and Red Spot on Jupiter, but was bit late to set up for that. Will upload some photos later, nothing spectacular though.
28-05-2022, 07:52 AM
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Hi Jeff,
I hope U have better weather soon. Last night was our first really decent night this year!
Fortunately, mornings are generally better than evenings.
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30-05-2022, 06:18 AM
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Mars has moved past Jupiter last night.
There is a faint star near Mars that makes it look like it has a new Moon.
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30-05-2022, 12:57 PM
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Noticed that this morning when I was having a look at the conjunction, that there was a faint star near Mars pretending to be a new satellite and Jupiters' moons spread out either side of the disc. Had lovely clear, if unsteady skies making for an enjoyable interlude this morning, though quite cool temps.
30-05-2022, 01:03 PM
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Great picture Bob.
Glad you got to see it Jeff.
All we had was clouds
It looks like it is now Melbourne's turn to have ordinary astronomy weather for a bit.
14-06-2022, 06:18 AM
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I saw all five planets this morning. Mercury was approximately twelve degrees below Venus.
14-06-2022, 10:28 PM
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23-06-2022, 05:51 AM
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Mars was near the Moon this morning. The conditions were a little hazy, so I tried to use a shot where the haze was more interesting.
Take with a Cannon M50 at prime focus of a Tak 100mm F7.4
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23-06-2022, 09:48 AM
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I caught the same Mars and Earthshine action too.
Taken with a Panasonic Lumix G9 attached to a Sky-Watcher Evostar 100ED with a 0.85 focal reducer. Both objects just made it into the frame.
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23-06-2022, 09:50 AM
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Rats, I missed this one! Sky was clear this morning but I was tucked in bed
23-06-2022, 11:24 AM
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The Moon / Mars pairing this morning was a pleasant sight. At closest, Mars was almost lost in the glare of Luna to the naked eye. In binos' , as the posted photos also show, it was a close conjunction, less than 1/2 degree, well worth the effort of being up at that time of the morning despite the temperature.
23-06-2022, 11:28 AM
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Awesome photos guys, looks like it was a fine conjunction
23-06-2022, 02:16 PM
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Great captures Bob and Dennis
All clouds here, so it is very nice to see your images.
24-06-2022, 08:53 AM
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This morning, I was fortunate to catch Mercury just beneath the Hyades.
The bright one is of course, Venus.
I was also pleased with my view of the Pleaides.
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24-06-2022, 06:05 PM
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Excellent shot Bob.
24-06-2022, 06:26 PM
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I'll add my efforts from this morning to the post, I drove 85 kms to Toorbul to get a nice horizon.
Taken with the Canon EOS R5 and RF 15-35mm F2.8L lens at approx. 16mm, ISO1600, 30 secs, F5.6 on my Tak EM200 mount.
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24-06-2022, 06:58 PM
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Bob and Dennis, outstanding photos!
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