Well-Framed Early Waxing Gibbous Moon, May 2020
With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.
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With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.
Read MoreTime to start getting the telescopes out more regularly, as the weather warms but is not too warm yet.
Read MoreI knew I had to act quickly to photograph them, as they were moving fast and I didn’t know how long they would be visible or if more were coming.
Read MoreI took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.
Read MoreThe Moon was not my only target. Stay tuned in the coming days for more images from tonight’s session.
Read MoreIt has been a while since I looked at the Sun through a telescope.
Read MoreVenus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
Read MoreFor those of you that were able to see it, the Moon and Venus were very close that night.
Read MoreIt will be a fun year. Jupiter and Saturn’s oppositions are a mere five months away. Mars returns to opposition this year.
Read MoreBut I figured if you’re going to do it, might as well be done on the shortest daylight day of the year.
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