Close Encounter With Jupiter
DaddyO
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A couple snaps of our moon (half full but doesn't look it) at the time passing very close to Jupiter which also has 3 moons showing. Hard to know which ones those are without a chart. Nice Chart dial it in with 2.17.2013. Then tilt right 45 degrees for the more correct angle. Jupiters moons line up is pointed directly towards our moon. Io is closes to Jupiter and nearly in the planets glow to the right. Part of the Constellation Taurus is visible to the down left some (the set of stars with the open "V" to 11 o'clock and the open star cluster M45 or the Pleadies up and right.
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Wider view which contains the constellation Orion pretty central and parts the 6 constellations that surround it. I am pretty happy that I managed to get my camera sensor plane fairly parallel to the star field or my lens flares would have been much worse which to me (this time) is not all that bad. Sometimes its nice to include some foreground for perspective. For me this one is just about how my eyes alone see this patch of space.
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Always nice to hear your comments.
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Wider view which contains the constellation Orion pretty central and parts the 6 constellations that surround it. I am pretty happy that I managed to get my camera sensor plane fairly parallel to the star field or my lens flares would have been much worse which to me (this time) is not all that bad. Sometimes its nice to include some foreground for perspective. For me this one is just about how my eyes alone see this patch of space.
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Always nice to hear your comments.
Michael
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Can you tell that I don't read the Horoscopes?
You've also reminded me how stoked I was the first time I viewed Jupiter's visible moons in my own telescope - I could swear I was channeling Galileo! So, thanks for posting the link to the table - it will prove useful for planning future observations.
Hope you post more sky shots!
I know what you mean feeling the thrill of what it must have been like for people in the gauge of
Galileo and others to observe celestial objects for the first time with their "new" crude telescopes.
Once they dialed in quality and got high resolution they must have been staggered at what they were seeing. Then comes the realization of what it meant at the time.
Another spot I often use and admire images from those who would take the pics. You have a great
opportunity for PanStarrs pic. Unless you have already grabbed a pic
Like you I can't stand stand reading horoscopes. Gave that up 40 years ago.
We hope you post your sky images too
Maybe this new comet appearance for the northern hemi might look something like this for us. I hope
way better maybe bigger as well. Can't wait to see it coming around.
Also Eric... I did the candy picture. Will post it up. Liked the result.