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Still Looking at Saturn

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.

I will continue to observe Jupiter, as it remains close to Saturn as they move towards their December conjunction.

October 1, 2020 Paul 1073 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

Clear and cold on the final night of September, the Moon was incredibly bright, with strengthening Mars following just to the East.

The image above was the most spectacular, captured very early in the session.

August 9, 2020 Paul 1345 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Mars, Moon

This was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.

I watched it and felt a sense of loss, that soon, this comet would never be seen by me or anyone else again for thousands of years.

Continuing the series of images from this past Friday night were shots taken of Jupiter and Saturn.

July 25, 2020 Paul 1097 Views 0 Comments Moon

Its early crescent was already low when dark fully settled, trapped within my western treeline.

I tried an observation only since the sky had some patches of openness towards the Northwest.

Of all the views I have seen myself so far of Neowise, the simple view from the Dob has been my favorite.