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Fixing Jupiter

But then I thought, what if I chose only two of the videos instead of the full three?

As I had not filmed Saturn since last year, I was very worried that the results would not be good.

My astrophotography journal came in very handy this week as I put my telescope and camera and lenses back into full service.

Like last year’s, the Moon began to form an unnatural crescent, and yet unlike last year’s there formed a reddish hue as it reached totality.

I would like to say that today’s image was made possible from careful planning and thoughtful execution.

What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same equipment setup.

This is my first good image of Jupiter in 2018. The focus was near-perfect and about as good as I am going to get with my equipment.

The current positions and timing of our planets offer an opportunity to see both Jupiter and Venus in the sky shortly after Dusk.

Above Leo and to the left you can see Coma Berenices. It sort of blends in with the other fainter stars directly above Leo.

For the Spring Triangle, you are seeing the complete and full dimensions of the source image.