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Venus & Neptune Conjunction 2020


orion25

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The clouds finally parted and I was able to get this prime focus shot of the beautiful conjunction of Venus and Neptune with my Nikon D3200 and 127mm Mak-Cass (single 5s exposure at ISO 800). It was visible in a low telescopic field of view:

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Clear skies!

Reggie :) 

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Thanks, everyone. It was a beautiful sight. I had gotten an image of the pair for the first time in 2017 and it was just as striking (I used a Nikon D50 for this shot, 1x5s exposure at ISO 800:

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49 minutes ago, Hawksmoor said:

Top images Reggie. Managed to see and get a quick widefield image of the Moon and Venus but did not capture Neptune. So nice to see your excellent images.

Best regards George

Thanks, George. I was dealing with cloud ALL DAY until just a few minutes after sunset when the clouds parted.

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On 29/01/2020 at 22:16, Ruud said:

It's a wonderful image, Reggie. Neptune's blue is the most beautiful of all.

Thanks, Ruud. Haven't heard from you in a while. Good to hear from you! Yes, Neptune's blue is truly magical :)

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19 hours ago, maw lod qan said:

Thanks. I wanted to try and get a look a Neptune on this 4 day off run I'm in, but we're going through one of our new cold front every other day.

Cloudy again, just like last night.

It's cloudy just about every other night here, lol! I have to take advantage of those clear nights. 

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