Solar System

As promised, the Moon has appeared to creep closer to Venus.

This is a rare view of the Moon. Looking through my archives, the only time I photographed a similar phase...

So I did what any amateur astrophotographer would do…I got out my iPhone, set it to “Pano” mode, and took...

I intentionally rerouted my evening walk so I could get a better perspective on both the Moon and Venus.

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...

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...

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