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The Closest of the Bright Objects

November 12, 2023 Paul 534 Views 0 Comments

In all the years I have photographed the Moon and Venus together, this is likely the closest I have ever seen them in the sky.

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Venus on June 9th, 2023

June 10, 2023 Paul 858 Views 0 Comments

Here is Venus through my homemade Dobsonian telescope, on a clear and warm late Spring evening in June, about 50 minutes after Sunset.

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Venus and Moon, May 2023

May 24, 2023 Paul 875 Views 0 Comments

A clear sky showed the prime event of the week – Venus and the Moon in proximity after Sunset. Photographed with my Canon EOS SL3.

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Venus on March 27th, 2023

March 29, 2023 Paul 1040 Views 0 Comments

It was finally time to photograph Venus once again, close up. Over the past several years I have posted Venus “cameos” where the planet was a dot in the sky, maybe next to the Moon, for example. But here, finally, I used my Mak-Cass to pinpoint on Venus and nothing else.

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Jupiter and Venus Together on March 1st, 2023

March 10, 2023 Paul 778 Views 0 Comments

Sometimes there are appointments and commitments that interrupt even my astronomy hobby on important dates. This past Wednesday was one such occurrence. For despite the close approach of Jupiter and Venus and the remarkably clear skies (minus wisps of clouds), I was unable to be anywhere near my telescope or to have a passable astrophoography camera setup to record the event.