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Stu
post Feb 24 2012, 10:48 PM
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FINALLY the cloud cleared today, and feeling like Trinity seeing the clear sky for the first time, in the Matrix sequel, I went up to the castle and got some pics...

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That last one shows the ISS moving through the sky too...


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post Mar 15 2012, 10:29 PM
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Lots of people have been asking me about those two brilliant dots in the evening sky! They have been pleasantly surprised that they really can see this astronomical event I was telling them about (not always the case).

I think this photo shows just how noticeable Jupiter and Venus are in the evening sky.
The planets are the two white dots below center.
I took this photo in my car, while stopped at the (long) light, a 2 second exposure while holding the camera on the steering wheel. (Compressed to fit this site.)
So, even amidst the lights of suburban New York City, I was able to see this outstanding sight!

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- Stu   Moon, Venus and Jupiter on parade in west...   Feb 24 2012, 10:48 PM
- - Astro0   That last one is amazing!   Feb 24 2012, 11:04 PM
- - john_s   And here's the view from Boulder, Colorado a...   Feb 25 2012, 02:51 AM
- - bkellysky   Great shots! But I'm clouded out here in ...   Feb 25 2012, 03:03 AM
- - Syrinx   Might be possible to spot Mercury too, right? It...   Feb 25 2012, 06:13 AM
- - bkellysky   Mercury reaches its greatest distance out from the...   Feb 25 2012, 12:21 PM
- - Stu   Ahhh.... turns out I *did* manage to capture Mercu...   Feb 25 2012, 03:52 PM
- - bkellysky   Saw Venus about 12:30pm - 1/2 a thumb-length direc...   Feb 25 2012, 06:44 PM
- - climber   Once again working in Arica Chile. I can tell you ...   Feb 25 2012, 08:32 PM
|- - NickF   Admiring dazzling Venus on this chilly Michigan ev...   Feb 27 2012, 01:05 AM
|- - ilbasso   QUOTE (NickF @ Feb 26 2012, 08:05 PM) Adm...   Feb 27 2012, 02:11 AM
||- - ugordan   Saw Mercury for only the 2nd time in my life last ...   Feb 27 2012, 09:48 AM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (NickF @ Feb 27 2012, 01:05 AM) Adm...   Feb 28 2012, 12:44 PM
- - Stu   I know what you mean... I always get a real buzz w...   Feb 27 2012, 02:35 PM
- - Tesheiner   Saw the whole group about one hour ago (19:30 loca...   Feb 27 2012, 07:41 PM
- - bkellysky   I was snowed out on Saturday evening, but the phot...   Feb 28 2012, 01:35 AM
- - ceramicfundamentalist   For the past two weeks I've been insanely jeal...   Mar 2 2012, 04:01 PM
|- - Tesheiner   QUOTE (ceramicfundamentalist @ Mar 2 2012, 05...   Mar 2 2012, 07:52 PM
- - Stu   FINALLY, after a week of cloudy skies, we got to s...   Mar 2 2012, 10:57 PM
- - mhoward   The second one is fantastic.   Mar 3 2012, 01:50 AM
- - nprev   Beautiful, Stu. Had my first good look at them la...   Mar 3 2012, 02:34 AM
- - bkellysky   Nice shots, folks!! Stu - good to see peo...   Mar 3 2012, 02:55 AM
- - Syrinx   I saw Mercury tonight for the first time in my lif...   Mar 3 2012, 06:24 AM
- - Stu   Thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated...   Mar 3 2012, 08:37 AM
- - bkellysky   I've posted some more photos I took Saturday e...   Mar 5 2012, 12:44 AM
- - Stu   Teeth-shatteringly cold, crystal clear night in Ke...   Mar 5 2012, 12:46 AM
- - Stu   Fantastic planet-watching night last night, took w...   Mar 11 2012, 10:21 AM
- - bkellysky   Lots of people have been asking me about those two...   Mar 15 2012, 10:29 PM
- - Stu   I honestly think stargazers and skywatchers in Mor...   Mar 15 2012, 11:22 PM
- - bkellysky   Hi, Stu, It looks like the most vertical* will be ...   Mar 16 2012, 01:55 AM
- - cndwrld   The Astronomy Club at the European Space Astronomy...   Mar 16 2012, 11:24 AM
- - Lunik9   Superb pictures everyone, thanks for sharing. On 1...   Mar 16 2012, 04:22 PM
|- - bkellysky   QUOTE (Lunik9 @ Mar 16 2012, 12:22 PM) Su...   Mar 18 2012, 05:37 PM
- - Stu   After a week of totally overcast skies, we finally...   Mar 18 2012, 12:10 PM
- - ngunn   This evening was perfect for planet watching from ...   Mar 18 2012, 09:07 PM
|- - bkellysky   QUOTE (ngunn @ Mar 18 2012, 05:07 PM) Thi...   Mar 18 2012, 09:44 PM
- - Stu   The show's just about over now (with our weath...   Mar 20 2012, 10:26 AM
- - Stu   Managed a few more pics tonight... http://cumbria...   Mar 23 2012, 01:19 AM
- - Stu   Very hazy and misty tonight, not much use for ...   Mar 24 2012, 12:58 AM
- - stevesliva   Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon over the Olym...   Mar 24 2012, 05:28 AM
- - Stu   Remarkably, my weekend off has coincided with a sp...   Mar 24 2012, 09:38 PM
- - jasedm   Stu, Re: light pollution - I consider myself very...   Mar 25 2012, 12:04 AM
- - 7B8   QUOTE (Stu @ Feb 24 2012, 11:48 PM) [...]...   Mar 25 2012, 05:09 PM
- - James Sorenson   I took this lastnight outside of my apartment.   Mar 25 2012, 10:23 PM
- - Stu   Beautiful clear sky tonight, and even better forec...   Mar 25 2012, 11:23 PM
- - monty python   Great to have the seven sisters in the image! ...   Mar 26 2012, 05:13 AM
- - brellis   I had a good one recently: an airplane, ISS, the M...   Mar 26 2012, 10:23 AM
- - Astro0   I just wish I had a good camera to take shots like...   Mar 26 2012, 11:56 AM
- - NickF   Here's the view over Lansing, MI last night.   Mar 26 2012, 07:24 PM
- - Ant103   The view from France, during a Star Party event, t...   Mar 27 2012, 03:27 PM
- - Stu   Figuring I'd "done" the conjunction ...   Mar 27 2012, 04:08 PM
- - Stu   Another night, another photo safari, this time to ...   Mar 28 2012, 09:58 AM
- - Stu   Thought I was done taking pics of Venus and Jupite...   Apr 1 2012, 09:35 AM
- - bkellysky   Told you Venus and Jupiter would still be great...   Apr 1 2012, 04:20 PM
- - bkellysky   Venus passed by the Pleiades Cluster tonight. My ...   Apr 3 2012, 01:29 AM
- - vikingmars   A pic taken from my home close to Meudon Observato...   Apr 3 2012, 05:45 AM
- - bkellysky   Venus will become more crescent-shaped and larger ...   Apr 3 2012, 11:03 PM
- - climber   I had a quiz last week asking whose 2 gods were th...   Apr 8 2012, 02:29 PM
- - Stu   Absolutely, Climber! Just found out that N...   Apr 9 2012, 02:44 PM


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