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Mars and other solar system objects 2020
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
2020-12-20
The great conjunction is fast approaching -- yet the weather has not been cooperative.
Today, Sun set behind clouds and it seemed to be another disappointing evening. Would I totally miss the event? (The conjunction moment will actually happen in the early morning of Dec 22 Sg time -- maybe only west Africa has a good chance to witness it then) .
It feels like a miracle when some clouds cleared a small window -- not really clear but the two giants were shinning literally shoulder to shoulder.
I decided not to bother with my larger telescope system -- setting it up would cost at least 15 minutes -- probably the only time the targets would be visible.
So I brought out the light-weight tracker+scope and tried to catch some photos despite the poor conditions -- from the equipment to the atmosphere seeing -- the target was at such a low altitude.
A few minutes elapsed before the clouds rolled in again!
The result might not be beautiful but hey I am happy because I beat all the odds and returned not-empty-handed.
[HDR version]
[Non-HDR version]
The great conjunction is fast approaching -- yet the weather has not been cooperative.
Today, Sun set behind clouds and it seemed to be another disappointing evening. Would I totally miss the event? (The conjunction moment will actually happen in the early morning of Dec 22 Sg time -- maybe only west Africa has a good chance to witness it then) .
It feels like a miracle when some clouds cleared a small window -- not really clear but the two giants were shinning literally shoulder to shoulder.
I decided not to bother with my larger telescope system -- setting it up would cost at least 15 minutes -- probably the only time the targets would be visible.
So I brought out the light-weight tracker+scope and tried to catch some photos despite the poor conditions -- from the equipment to the atmosphere seeing -- the target was at such a low altitude.
A few minutes elapsed before the clouds rolled in again!
The result might not be beautiful but hey I am happy because I beat all the odds and returned not-empty-handed.
[HDR version]
[Non-HDR version]
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
Very nice shots! And thanks for labeling the moon. I had no idea what the moons are called. I also tried to capture this shot last evening. Between sunset and the planets being over the horizon, it really is counting minutes! Hope you get nice shots to share today.
Clear skies!
Clear skies!
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
No catch of the great conjunction last evening. The system was set up and tuned but the clouds did not give chance.
Captured some images of the moon behind high clouds. With a 3x extender, I attempted the limit resolution of the system.
Full view of the first quarter moon.
The cam looks through the 3x:
Closer up (50% original pixel size).
Captured some images of the moon behind high clouds. With a 3x extender, I attempted the limit resolution of the system.
Full view of the first quarter moon.
The cam looks through the 3x:
Closer up (50% original pixel size).
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
2020-12-22
The great conjunction -- finally there were some moments of gap between the clouds for a sight for the event. The super turbulent air and the scarce visibility of the target however means it is not going to be any high quality imaging. But photos of the great conjunction nonetheless.
The great conjunction -- finally there were some moments of gap between the clouds for a sight for the event. The super turbulent air and the scarce visibility of the target however means it is not going to be any high quality imaging. But photos of the great conjunction nonetheless.
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
Another cloudy evening. But enjoyed a moment of sunset.
One sunspot. Needs a close look to see it.
One sunspot. Needs a close look to see it.
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
2020-12-26T01:11 UTC
A cluster of sunspots.
A cluster of sunspots.
Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
Sunspots 2020-12-28
Slight changes from two days ago.
Slight changes from two days ago.
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Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
Nice conjunction capture! Seems you are moving on to the sun
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Re: Mars and other solar system objects 2020
That's because the sun has become active while the moon is quite dormant.Airconvent wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:49 pm Nice conjunction capture! Seems you are moving on to the sun