I have
been playing with a new camera.
in Scituate,
Massachusetts
September 5, 2020, Mars in conjunction with the Moon
March 13, 2013, Comet PANSTARRS. The streak is ~30s of Earth's rotation.
March 20, 2011, Supermoon, a day after full behind the Scituate
lighthouse.
February 20, 2008, Lunar Eclipse in Leo with Saturn (below the moon)
November 4, 2004, Closest approach of Jupiter and Venus with the 300mm
lens.
July 1, 2004, 22:20 EDT, The Moon a day before full. Very low and colorful. 300mm
telephoto. This one is 1 for 1 from the camera, with mild compression.
June 19, 2004, The Moon aged 2 days through 1000mm x 4.5" Celestron
Nexstar 114 telescope.
And
Jupiter on the other side of the sky in Leo.
I finally got a decent exposure of the Moon. 1/50 second, f5.6, 300mm focal
length. Even at that, Venus was in the exposure. This one is about 1/3 the
resolution of the camera - to get Venus in.
While I was
at it, I picked up some other constellations. The two dippers.
Orion in twilight
The big dog
And the picture that started it all: Christmas night, 2003
- The Moon, Venus, and Christmas lights
A suggested astronomy lesson plan