Wonderful Jupiter during Saturn’s Opposition, August 2021
Why did I wait to 1am to photograph Saturn a few days ago? Because it had to clear the trees blocking my South sky view.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Jupiter
Something Remarkable out of the Unremarkable
I was delighted to see both planets, along with all four of the Galilean moons, visible in the same field.
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Unremarkable Great Conjunction
Assuming no more cosmological events of note for 2020, I found the “great conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn to be not all that great.
Read MoreFinal Look at Jupiter in 2020
I will continue to observe Jupiter, as it remains close to Saturn as they move towards their December conjunction.
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Friday Night with Jupiter and Saturn
Continuing the series of images from this past Friday night were shots taken of Jupiter and Saturn.
Read MoreJupiter at Opposition, and Another Planet
A comet and two planets, not too bad for one night.
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Early Morning Glimpse of Saturn and Jupiter
You can also see sloping towards the right some of the brighter stars in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Saturn, Jupiter, and Moon, Early June Morning, 2020
This early morning view was simply too good to miss, so yes, I stayed up to at least see it when the Moon had risen high in the South.
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The Shape of Things to Come – Jupiter and Saturn
This is a very exciting post, at least for me. It’s the first time on my blog that I have a picture of Jupiter and Saturn together!
Read MoreImaging Jupiter – How Many Frames to Stack?
Planetary (as well as deep sky) imaging requires stacking multiple picture frames, either actual still images or the frames from a video.
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