Jupiter at Opposition, and Another Planet
A comet and two planets, not too bad for one night.
A comet and two planets, not too bad for one night.
I 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.
I took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.
Mars may be gone for now, but it is not forgotten to me.
When I talk to people about astronomy, they sometimes mistake it as astrology. But astronomy and astrology are diametrically opposed. In this article we review our connection to the sky through history and in our lives, and why astronomy is the key to understanding the cosmos.
Since my last post on January’s eclipse, I have observed the night sky when opportunity presented itself.
Possibly the worst characteristic of our Sun is that it is so bright.
A nearly Full Moon was on clear display tonight, lighting up a pleasantly mild July evening.
What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same equipment setup.
The current positions and timing of our planets offer an opportunity to see both Jupiter and Venus in the sky shortly after Dusk.