Jupiter & Mars Conjunction

[orion25]

Here are two of my best images from this morning's conjunction, using my trusty ol' Nikon D50 and my 127mm Mak:

This first image was taken at 6:33 a.m. EST while still bathed in darkness.

 

This image was taken at 7:14 a.m. EST, just as dawn was breaking.

All four Galilean moons were visible, too!

Hope you all got a chance to see this apparition.

Enjoy!

Reggie 

[Scooot]

Nice shots Reggie. When I first looked at them this morning I thought the double star likeness of the moons was quite striking.  

[Mr Spock]

Nicely done. They look great together.

[orion25]

4 hours ago, Scooot said:

Nice shots Reggie. When I first looked at them this morning I thought the double star likeness of the moons was quite striking.  

Thanks, Richard. Yes, I noticed the double star likeness, too. It made for a great apparition (despite the sub-freezing temperatures, -6C). I tend to like the blue sky backdrop; it gives me that early morning "dawn" feeling 

[orion25]

4 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

Nicely done. They look great together.

Thanks, Michael. They do make a beautiful pair 

[Stu]

Great shots Reggie. I spent a good couple of hours observing this and really enjoyed it. Glad you had clear skies too  

[orion25]

2 hours ago, Stu said:

Great shots Reggie. I spent a good couple of hours observing this and really enjoyed it. Glad you had clear skies too  

Thanks, Stu. After about 55 shots, I reattached the eyepiece and just enjoyed observing the pair until the sky became too bright. The timing was just right - clouds have slowly started rolling in and will likely rule for the next couple of days.

[Pete Presland]

Very nice Reggie, that has turned out very well.

[orion25]

4 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

Very nice Reggie, that has turned out very well.

Thanks, Pete. This shoot almost didn't happen as I was dealing with sub-freezing temperatures and a warm bed, haha!

[stepping beyond]

I missed  it back then but, I'm glad you captured this event for us all to see.

[orion25]

On 22/08/2018 at 17:53, stepping beyond said:

I missed  it back then but, I'm glad you captured this event for us all to see.

Thanks, it was a beautiful conjunction (a bit chilly, too)!