Showing posts with label Venus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Venus. Show all posts

Monday, October 26, 2015

Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars in conjunction on my morning walk with the dog!  Currently within 5 degrees of each other where they will be until 10/29.  While two planet conjunctions happen with some frequency, three planet alignments are much less common.  The next not occurring until 2021.



Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Monday‎, ‎October‎ ‎26‎, ‎2015 ‎5‎:‎49‎ ‎AM
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
fixed tripod
30 sec.
f/3.5 18mm
ISO 400
Picasa3 Crop, Label
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Venus in the Morning...

I walk my dog, Ruthie, every morning at 5:30 am and have great views.  This time I brought the camera and got a got a couple of quick shots.  Venus is at its brightest right now even though it is not full.



9/21/2015 5:36am
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
18-55 mm IS II
18mm
ISO 400
10s
F/3.5
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Good Night After All

The start of the observing session (Part One) with Boothe Memorial Astronomy Society on Friday (6/19/15) evening.  The crescent moon is not completely dark because of the phenomena of earthshine, light reflected from earth on to the moon.

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Location: Boothe Memorial Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 6/19/15 21:22 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 47.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 2s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Location: Boothe Memorial Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 6/19/15 21:22 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 47.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 2s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: Picasa3 - labelling

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Location: Boothe Memorial Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 6/19/15 21:35 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 40.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 10s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Location: Boothe Memorial Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 6/19/15 21:35 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 40.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 10s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: Picasa3 - labelling

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter
Location: Boothe Memorial Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 6/19/15 21:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 34.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 6s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Venus and Jupiter Coming in Close

Finally some clearing.  Interesting shots of Venus and Jupiter through the trees.  The red cast on some of the images is from my head light.

Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:21 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
f/8.0
Exposure: 13s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:19 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 45.0 mm
f/8.0
Exposure: 6s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:18 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
f/8.0
Exposure: 6s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:18 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
f/6.3
Exposure: 13s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None


Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:25 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 15s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None


Venus and Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/16/15 21:24 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 15s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Saturday Night with the Stars

Went stargazing with the Boothe Memorial Astronomy Society open observation on Friday and saw some great views of Venus and Jupiter.  Unfortunately we were invaded by some clouds.  I went out again on Saturday alone with a more cooperative sky.

Venus, Jupiter, and Regulus in alignment 
Location: Open Field, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/6/15 21:38 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 18.0 mm
f/7.1
Exposure: 20s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: Photoshop (Crop Image, Set Black Point)

Venus, Jupiter, and Regulus in alignment 
Location: Open Field, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/6/15 21:38 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 18.0 mm
f/7.1
Exposure: 20s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: Photoshop (Crop Image, Set Black Point), Photo Editor App

Waning Gibbous Moon 
Location: Open Field, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/7/15 12:51 AM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length:  600mm (Scope)
f/7.5 (Scope)
Exposure: 1/40s
ISO: 100
Post Processing: Photoshop (Crop Image)

Saturn 
Location: Open Field, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 6/6/15 23:27 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length:  600mm (Scope)
f/7.5 (Scope)
Exposure: 1/8s
ISO: 400
Post Processing: Photoshop (Crop Image, Adjust Contrast/Brightness)

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Alignment of Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon.

Venus and Jupiter hiding behind the trees but I still got them in alignment with the moon... 
Moon, Jupiter, and Venus
Location: Front Lawn, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 5/25/15 20:49 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope/Lens: 18-55 mm IS II
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 23 mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 1s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: ViewNX (Resize Image)
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Venus and the Waxing Crescent Moon

Venus and the Waxing Crescent:
I was walking up and down my street trying to find a shot...

Venus and Waxing Crescent Moon
Location: Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 5/20/15 ~8:52 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 48mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 1/5 s
ISO: 800 
Post Processing: None

Venus and Waxing Crescent Moon
Location: Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 5/20/15 ~8:53 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 48mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 1/5 s
ISO: 800 
Post Processing: None

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Venus and Pleiades at the Hotel Hershey

Venus and Pleiades
Venus and Pleiades
Location: Hershey, PA
Date/Time: 4/11/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 55mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 7 s
ISO: 1600 

Orion
Orion
Location: Hershey, PA
Date/Time: 4/11/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 55mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 7 s
ISO: 1600 


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Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Moon and Venus!

One these days the snow will melt and I can take pictures outside rather than inside through a window.


Moon
Location: Monroe, CT (Bedroom Window)
Date/Time: 3/22/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED 80mm Achromatic Refractor
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 600mm
Exposure: 1/30 s
ISO: 200

Moon
Location: Monroe, CT (Bedroom Window)
Date/Time: 3/22/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED 80mm Achromatic Refractor
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 600mm
Exposure: 1/20 s
ISO: 200 
Venus
Location: Monroe, CT (Bedroom Window)
Date/Time: 3/22/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED 80mm Achromatic Refractor
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 600mm
Exposure: 1/3 s
ISO: 200 
Venus
Location: Monroe, CT (Front Door)
Date/Time: 3/22/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 55mm
f/6.3
Exposure: 1/3 s
ISO: 200 
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Friday, October 12, 2012

I Could Not Resist!

While I was walking my dog at 5:45 am this Friday morning, 10-12-12, I looked up and a saw two heavenly bodies and went back for my camera.  I could not resist!

waning crescent moon with Venus, other pics on Flicker
The waning crescent moon is slowly disappearing and will completely hide from view on October 14, new moon.  Meanwhile Venus, the morning star will remain bright.  The moon is approximately  374,000 km away while Venus is 169,000,000 km.  The question for my students on Monday who are currently learning about light waves is how does it take the light to reach us for both objects.  The solution is to convert the lengths to meters and divide them by the speed of light (3.0e8 m/s).
[answers: 1.2 seconds - moon, 9.4 minutes - Venus]
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