Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Moon, Saturn and Venus

Monday was cloudy here so I missed the very close conjunction of the Moon andVenus. Tuesday was cloudy most of the day but I got a gap in the clouds right after sunset and was treated to the Moon next to Saturn. Venus was below and to the right of  Saturn. Here are a couple of quick pics from last night. 

One thing I enjoy about these pics is the way the clouds are illuminated. Notice the clouds near the Moon have a different color due to the nearby Moon illuminating them. The other clouds are illuminated by the last light of the setting Sun and (unfortunately) the lights of Tucson.

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This second shot is slightly wider. Below Venus and right next to the tree you can see the bright star Spica.
1239861_10153194126030104_1804357986_nTonight the Moon will be higher in the sky and the Moon, Saturn and Venus will lie roughly along the same large, sweeping arc.

Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicist Blog.

2 comments:

OrbsCorbs said...

Very nice shots, hale. Your photography is amazing.

drewzepmeister said...

Nice photos Hale!