Venus M45 event @ TPY TOWN PARK tonight - 3 April 2012

[Gary]

Hi Friends,

Weather permitting, Clifford and I will be observing and photographing tonight's Venus M45 conjunction. All are welcome, please feel free to join us with or without any equipment.

Date: Tuesday 3 April 2012
Time: 7.30 pm onwards
Location: Toa Payoh TOWN PARK (NOT the usual sidewalk location outside TPY library)
Google Map location of the Town Park --> http://goo.gl/Z0E4y

We will be located at the circular structure known as Wisteria Trellis as shown the town park map below. It is near the iconic Viewing Tower:





We will be bringing big and small binoculars and a refractor for photography and observation. I will be bringing my porta mount along (manual, non-tracking). Feel free to use it for photography and just bring along your refractor and DSLR and related accessories. Clifford will have 1st priority to use of course.

Check my twitter for latest updates in the event I can't update this thread in time:
http://www.twitter.com/astrosg

In any case, wherever you are tonight, have fun observing and photographing Venus M45! Don't wait until 2020!

Clear Skies!

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Venus M45 conjunction tonight. Look at brighest "star" (Venus) in the West after sunset. Best viewed through binocular and widefield telescope. Once in 8 years!

[Gary]

Event tonight! See original post. Clear skies!

[Gary]

Venus still very close to 7 Sisters tonight. Within 2 deg fov. Interesting orientation. Like a inverted question mark with super bright Venus as the dot of it.

Sky still looking decently blue now. Go for it tonight!

[Davegn]

Hi gary.

will you be have a side walk astronomy again tonight?
skies looks clear.

[Gary]

Hi Davegn. Most probably not. Body still aching a bit from last saturday's and last night's sidewalk session. Also resting for potential sidewalk session this coming long weekend.

Should be observing Venus M45 tonight privately with a few friends near my place.

[Davegn]

Alright cheers. then i shall be going to bishan park tonight with my friends to conduct a mini side walk. (=

Do let us know when will be your next side walk.
A friend and me are Interested in joining and helping out with your sessons.
Hopefully will be able to bring my 4" refractor.

Hoping to have clear skies this few days. (=

[Gary]

What time you guys will be there and staying until? Perhaps I can join you guys after my session without bringing any equipment.

In any case, remember to take some photos and share them here.

Clear Skies!

[Gary]

Hi Davegn. Just sent you a PM.

[starfinder]

I managed to photograph the conjunction between Venus and the Pleiades last night and tonight.

Here are 4 photos (compressed for uploading); two taken on each night.

No prizes for guessing which one is Venus.

Taken with a Canon EOS60D and a Tamron 75-300mm lens at 75mm and 300mm, mounted on a photo tripod. Approx 1 second exposure, at f/8 or f/11, ISO 1600.

Some of the photos were cropped.


Tues 3 April 2012






Wed 4 April 2012

[Airconvent]

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing