Three Planets and the Moon
It has been a while. Just a lot going on with the holidays and when I have had time to breath the sky has not been clear. Even though things are kind of busy tonight I did get a few minutes to try out my Christmas presents a Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens and a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens for my camera.
Jupiter and Mars are very close together in the southwest and I was able to easily get them both in the 105mm’s field of view. Both planets disappeared quickly over the horizon.
Jupiter and Mars - 5:44 PM EST - 105mm ISO1600 1/10 f2.8
The Moon and Venus are more south-southwest and higher in the sky with a bit more space between them. I was not able to get a good shot of them both with 105mm. The 50mm picked them up quite nice.
Venus and the Moon - 5:53 PM EST - 50mm 1/50 ISO800 f2.8
These are a bit hurried, but hopefully tomorrow night will be clear and I will have a little more time. The Moon and Venus are suppose to meet up in the sky for a conjunction tomorrow night and Mercury and Jupiter should be nearly side by side.
Can’t wait to piggy back the 105 on the scope!
My wonderful wife also got me the t-connector and t-ring to be able to do prime focus photography through my C8. I am looking forward to a good clear sky and some time to try that out!
