Moon Reunites with Venus on Hot Summer Night, June 2018
We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Photography
Curious Location to See the Moon
I don’t always photograph the Moon in broad daylight. But when I do, I try to include a former world’s tallest building, for perspective.
Read MoreFirst Jupiter of 2018
The current positions and timing of our planets offer an opportunity to see both Jupiter and Venus in the sky shortly after Dusk.
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Leo the Lion and Coma Berenices, May 2018
Above Leo and to the left you can see Coma Berenices. It sort of blends in with the other fainter stars directly above Leo.
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Moon and Venus Together, May 2018
If you look closely above and to the left of the Moon, you can see stars. They were not visible to me at the time I took this picture.
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Constellations X: Spring Triangle Fever
For the Spring Triangle, you are seeing the complete and full dimensions of the source image.
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Clear Sky, Bright Moon
Just one problem, though – the Moon was approaching Full and washed much of the sky out. So I settled for looking at the Moon, mostly.
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Nearly Missed This Gem – Moon and Venus after Sunset
Despite the unseasonably cold chill (the reason I have not posted anything for several weeks), I set up my camera to take this photograph.
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March 2018’s Second Full Moon
The beaming Moon, contrasted to the blurry haze of last night’s, was too tempting a target not to get my camera and tripod out.
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