The Moon & Jupiter

[Space Oddities]

Yesterday evening, the sky finally cleared and I could see the Moon and Jupiter in a close danse  

This is a composite of 2 exposures with a Fujifilm X-T3 and XF 100-400mm lens, at 400mm:

• For the Moon: f/6.4 1/500 ISO400
• For Jupiter and its moons: f/6.4 1/60 ISO400

I processed the Moon in Photoshop first. Jupiter was barely visible, but not its moons. So I processed another picture (I used exposure bracketing when imaging) in which the Moon was blown out, but Jupiter and its moons were visible. Then I merged both  

The view with my binoculars was just amazing! I would say, 50% due to the clouds, who were very brightly lit by the Moon, and created a gorgeous atmosphere. 

[FaDG]

Nice shot, it was a fine conjunction. 

Now prepare for the same event with Saturn tomorrow night! 

Edited June 17, 2019 by FaDG

[des anderson]

Great images,well done. Des

[Scooot]

Lovely images, very nicely processed.  

[Space Oddities]

Thanks a lot guys!

 

17 hours ago, FaDG said:

Nice shot, it was a fine conjunction. 

Now prepare for the same event with Saturn tomorrow night! 

Oh that's cool, I didn't know that! Thanks  

[Pete Presland]

Excellent capture, both objects very nicely exposed.

[Ruud]

Hi Pierre, it's a wonderful image.

Looking forward to tomorrow's, with Saturn.