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Constellations IX: Not Just Auriga

Auriga is in an interesting part of the sky for another reason, as the boundary between the surrounding star activity.

With an excellent view towards the Western horizon on Sunday night, Venus and Mercury were easy to see.

The thing about Gemini is that there is no obvious outline to the constellation.

My first thought was, oh crap, I almost forgot about that! I further completely forgot that Venus and Mercury would be very close tonight.

March 3, 2018 Paul 1202 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

Though I missed taking a picture of the Full Moon on March 1st, I did get this picture the following night of the early Waning Moon.

Waxing Moon notwithstanding, these conditions were perfect for tripoding my camera and trying out my new wide-field lens.

I had prepared my 127mm Mak-Cass and digital camera with tripod, hoping to see and capture this morning’s Lunar Eclipse event.

December 7, 2017 Paul 1210 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

On this very cold but very clear night, the aging Waning Moon shown brightly from the East.

August 16, 2017 Paul 1203 Views 0 Comments DSLR, Moon

Farmers and early risers will disagree, but I think of the Moon’s waning phases as backwards.

It will be a challenge to get the ISO and exposures right, since Saturn is fainter than Jupiter.