Moon pics

[Squigster]

[Doorstop]

[Vinegar Tom]

Excellent DS! Shame that there is only one of the little buggers in the shot though.

[Doorstop]

I'm actually happy it sat there long enough for me not only to get the window wide open but to get the tripod up too.

I'm thinking about buying a fistful of lottery tickets this morning.

[Scotty100]

A really clear sky tonight over Glasgow.
If you look up you will see the crescent Moon, just below and to the right Venus is clearly seen and above the Moon and to the left is Jupiter shining brightly. This is the brightest I have seen all three in many years.
I dont have a camera that can cope with these conditions but it may be a photo opportunity for some of the very talented photographers on the forum.
Cheers
John

[minxy]

Was it these wee ones John? I'm not good at Astronomy at all, but these two showed up near the moon, there are two much brighter ones that are further way though. oops mine are both below I think you mean the big shiny ones then?

[Scotty100]

The body to the bottom right of the moon is in roughly the correct position for Venus but Jupiter should be to the right and slightly above the moon.
My main doubt though is the magnification used seems to be very high and would give a narrow depth of field so I think that you have picked out a couple of stars.
Venus and Jupiter should be the brightest bodies observable with the naked eye in the sky at this time of year.
Easiest way to tell a far off star from a planet is that a star twinkles as it emits light but a planet does not emit light but reflects a constant light from the sun.
Many a happy evening as a schoolboy spent at the old university observatory dreaming of becoming an astronaut.
Well done for an excellent capture though.

[BTJustice]

Is that Venus in the centre of this picture then?


dark night 270112 9 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr

I took a few pictures earlier on and just assumed it was a star.

dark night 270112 8 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


dark night 270112 2 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr

Dave

[Scotty100]

Yes Dave that is the very one. Well done, some great photos there.

[BTJustice]

Cool.