Many must have seen the lovely, thin waxing crescent Moon this evening, as I’ve had many hits from people looking for 11-27-11 Moon photos. Alas, I have none. It was cloudy most of the day, and when it cleared off in the evening, I had just one beautiful glimpse of it minutes before moonset, through [...]
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Jupiter November 27/28, 2011; Moon June 4/5, 2011; cell phone photomicrography
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Jupiter and Galilean Moons, Moon November 6/7, 2011; Sunrise on Aristarchus and Gassendi
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Jupiter, Jupiter photos, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Moon's orientation on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I accomplished two observation sessions about six hours apart, and saw some fascinating lunar and jovian sights. In their constant orbital dance, it’s not often that Jupiter’s four Galilean Moons appear to us in order of their actual distance from Jupiter, but yesterday evening they did, and moved from there to the most beautiful configuration [...]
Jupiter at opposition, October 28, 2011
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5:31 AM CDT 10-28-11 (10:31 UT). 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Left to right: Europa, Ganymede, Jupiter, Io, Callisto (far to the right, showing up somewhat faintly, but it’s there.) At the time of this photo, Jupiter was “only” 369 million miles away (under 594 million km), the closest it [...]
Jupiter Opposition October 27-28, 2011
Posted in Astronomy, Jupiter on October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jupiter is now coming into opposition, the time at which it’s most directly opposite the Sun in our sky, and making its closest approach to Earth. Jupiter comes into opposition about every thirteenth month, but this is the closest opposition until 2022, making it appear especially bright. Don’t miss the excellent pictures that Christopher Go [...]
