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Venus and Mercury conjunction, Visible in sky now... |
 Apr 4 2010, 07:10 AM
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 The Poet Dude  Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60  |
FINALLY had a gorgeous view of Venus and Mercury shining close together in the west after sunset last night...
More pics at: http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2010/04/0...ne-above-kendal -------------------- |
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Apr 4 2010, 08:53 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
You have one jealous city dwelling admirer here.
Ever thought of submitting something to spaceweather.com, Stu? Those pics would fit right in! |
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Apr 4 2010, 11:06 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Cornwall Member No.: 4697 |
I saw the two planets together on Wednesday and again yesterday. I'm 65 and it's the first time I've knowingly seen Mercury.
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Apr 4 2010, 11:33 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Apr 4 2010, 09:53 AM)  You have one jealous city dwelling admirer here. Ever thought of submitting something to spaceweather.com, Stu? Those pics would fit right in! Had a few things on Spaceweather.com in the past, and I've submitted these too, but not holding my breath for them being used as I don't live in Alaska or Tehran... 
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Apr 4 2010, 10:20 PM
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 Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
This apparition was a first for me too. Having never seen it before, I was ecstatic to spot Mercury twinkling beneath a ribbon of cloud, just after leaving Tesco on Saturday evening. On arriving home, I rushed upstairs and managed to capture this shot of the two inner planets hovering over the rooftops of Plymouth:
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Apr 5 2010, 01:10 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
I've seen Mercury several times before, so it's no big deal, but Seattle hasn't been the best place to try to see this particular apparition . . .
--Greg |
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Apr 5 2010, 05:14 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Might not be a big deal to you, but I always get a huge kick out of seeing Mercury, especially cos our cute British weather makes it quite challenging to say the least. And since MESSENGER started taking her gorgeous images Mercury has seemed a lot more like a real world to me than it did before.
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Apr 5 2010, 02:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
I didn't mean to imply I haven't been TRYING to see it. :-) Just consoling myself that at least I have seen it before. And I suspect Seattle weather is just as challenging as British weather. (Not a competition either of us wants to win, I suspect.)
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Apr 5 2010, 10:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 25-April 08 From: near New York City, NY Member No.: 4103 |
High clouds being thrust over us from severe weather in the midwest has made it hard to get a good shot of Venus and Mercury together.
It was clear on Thursday, but Saturday and Sunday were too cloudy to get a photo. Friday, I was able to wait for Mercury to appear in a less-cloudy layer. See bkellysky.wordpress.com for the photo. bob |
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Apr 7 2010, 04:52 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I went out looking for the Zodiacal light tonight but didn't have much luck. This image may look light but it was actually pretty dark, though I think I need to head up to the mountains one night this week to get some real darkness. This was the 15 second bracket, 18mm lens. But I did capture Mercury and Venus as well as the Pleiades hanging over the lights of Elk Grove 10 miles away.
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-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Apr 7 2010, 04:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
OT for this discussion, but here's the Pleiades at 300mm
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-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Apr 7 2010, 05:24 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Nice pics, Dan. We were hoping we might see an aurora here last night, but porridge-thick cloud and decreasing activity levels put a stop to that.
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Apr 7 2010, 05:33 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
I need to drive over the mountains to Reno one day this week. Perhaps I'll stay the night and head up to Modoc county where it is known for dark skies. Any civilization within 100 miles is on the other side of mountain ranges.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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 Apr 7 2010, 08:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 7-December 06 From: Sheffield UK Member No.: 1462 |
Tonight at about 20.45 I finally got to see little Mercury! So dim and tiny next to Venus.
My vantage point wasn't the best - in the middle of Sheffield UK under sodium streetlights but seeing it has really made my day! I manged to get a few shots with my standard Samsung digital camera. They don't compare with others above but go to show how even 'tricky to spot' Mercury can be seen in adverse observing conditions. So here it is...above the bus stop, streetlights and nestling between the telephone wires! 
-------------------- It's a funny old world - A man's lucky if he gets out of it alive. - W.C. Fields.
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Apr 7 2010, 09:25 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Glad you managed to see it! :-)
Stella and I hiked up to Kendal Castle again this evening to take advantage of a 100% clear sky. By the time we got to the castle the sky was a beautiful electric blue, and both planets were easy to spot above the hills over on the opposite side of town...
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