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Astro-photography

The Great Conjunction 2020

Jupiter and Saturn were the closest they have been and will be for decades, less than 1 degree. I took some photographs but was hampered by aerosols in the air so I got a soft focus look, but some pictures none the less.

A major problem was the fact that the planets were so close to the sun, forcing me to use a very high ISO setting (6400) so that I could get long aperture settings. There was also a huge gale force wind blowing affecting the length of exposure too.

Jupiter and Saturn with the Jovian moons visible
And added problem. There was a huge wind as you can see from the palm tree in the foreground
Palm trees about to obscure my viewing.
Not sure if this is an aberration or if the rings are for real. The grain is very obvious here.
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Astro-photography Photography

Conjunction

Tonight the moon is 98% full. Close by are Saturn and Jupiter. And ideal photo opportunity you might say but there were clouds and aerosols so I did not get a hard classical astro-photograph but a dreamy, ephemeral image. I used a little point and shoot camera and it exceeded my expectations.