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1st December 2010, 04:07 PM
A lovely juxtaposition greeted me this morning, overlooking another fresh carpet of snow.
Venus is the brightest at lower left, Spica lies to the R, and Saturn is above-left of the moon. And yes - the clouds really are that colour, thanks to the Lights of Aberdeen.... Full shot: Crop: 7.23am, 1st December 2010 Canon 450D with Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 lens at 17mm 5 seconds at f/4, ISO 100 Andrew 12" f/6 David Lukehurst, ED120, Megrez 72, Skymax 180. Removable 110mm PST solar mod for ED120 Too many eyepieces (binoviewers is my excuse...) HEQ5, AE Giro mount and plenty of bits and pieces... I observe, image, sketch, deep sky, solar system - you name it... Last edited by Andrew*; 1st December 2010 at 04:08 PM. 
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1st December 2010, 04:34 PM
Lovely images Andrew. The trees and snow really add to it.
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1st December 2010, 04:57 PM
nice pics,i saw that this morning as well it cheered me up
 at least till i had to go to work 
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1st December 2010, 05:21 PM
Ah i'd love to have that view where i live. thank you for sharing it.
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1st December 2010, 07:16 PM
Number 1 does it for me.............. really has a 3D feel about it.
Astro Gear. S/W 102 achro,WO FLT 110 apo,Skymax 127 Mak, Startravel 150 achro,Meade 203 LXD75 Schmidt-Newt' 8-20 zoom bino,8x30 bino,12x50 bino. 8-102 zoom bino HEQ-5 motorised,HEQ-5 Pro.,SupaTrak,SkyTee II,EQ1,photo tripod,Plastic chair, fiderscopes,Red Dot finders, Various eyepieces,barlows. EOS450D, EOS350D,Acuter imager,bits & bobs. Knowledge is a great thing. The unexplained is more interesting!
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1st December 2010, 07:19 PM
Really nice shot. Beautifully framed and exposed.
Reminds me that this foul weather had better clear up soon before the moon comes round again. Seems like only yesterday that it was full! SCOPES: 250PDS SW Newtonian, 200P SW Newtonian, SW ST80 / NEQ-6 Pro. CAMS: SPC900, SXVF-H9, MX716, Canon 450d My observatory weather for past 24 hours:    
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2nd December 2010, 10:42 PM
Very nicely framed Andrew a beautiful scene. I was hoping to have a go at this this morning but the clouds wouldn't play ball
 Regards Kevin
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3rd December 2010, 10:31 AM
These are really nice pics Andrew.
Beautiful blending of earth and sky. No. 1 is a superb setting. Ron.
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10th December 2010, 09:38 PM
Superb..
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Re: Crescent moon, Saturn, Venus and Spica -
10th December 2010, 10:47 PM
Thank you all for your comments. Also thanks to Tim for a mention in POW
 I got this in a moment squeezed in before breakfast. Life's just too busy and this kind of snapshot is the only way I can keep my hand in. But I can't complain - it keeps me happy... I should mention the exposure was boosted a bit as it was shot at ISO100. Perhaps that's why it's quite noisy, but for some reason (I can't remember whether it was because I forgot...) I didn't put it through noise reduction. Andrew 12" f/6 David Lukehurst, ED120, Megrez 72, Skymax 180. Removable 110mm PST solar mod for ED120 Too many eyepieces (binoviewers is my excuse...) HEQ5, AE Giro mount and plenty of bits and pieces... I observe, image, sketch, deep sky, solar system - you name it...
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12th December 2010, 10:16 AM
Gorgeous image Andrew!!
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