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Quarter Moon, August 2021

August 16, 2021 Paul 972 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

On a side note, I missed the Perseid meteors this year as the sky was bad most of last week.

Why did I wait to 1am to photograph Saturn a few days ago? Because it had to clear the trees blocking my South sky view.

Though it was difficult at times to locate Saturn, I think the results were good.

My primary target for the evening was the Moon, still in Crescent Phase.

As I was pushing my snow blower down its next lane to plough, I looked up and realized the sky was clear.

I was delighted to see both planets, along with all four of the Galilean moons, visible in the same field.

Assuming no more cosmological events of note for 2020, I found the “great conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn to be not all that great.

Preparation, prior session notes, favorable whether, and a little luck all contributed to what I believe is my best Mars capture yet.

Consider this a trial run for Mars’s opposition next week.

The four sets I took of Saturn were not as good as many of my prior sessions, but one set was serviceable enough to post.