Backyard Stargazing and Amateur Astronomy in Suffolk, Virginia USA
Here are a couple of pictures of last nights conjunction just after dark. These were taken shortly before 6:00 PM. Just after 6:00 the clouds started to roll in. It was really a cool site to see. I hope you were able to get out and see it.
These images were taken just after 4:00 PM. I did not realize it, but Jupiter is visible in these pics, I could not see it at the time I took the pictures. Look carefully in the upper right corner of the full size pictures and you should be able make out Jupiter, even if it [...]
The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter came together tonight to form a close triangle in the southern sky just before sunset. All three were visible through binoculars well before the sun set. I was able to capture the three just after 4:00 PM EST. I actually took over 180 pictures between 4:00 and 6:00 PM. These [...]
A couple of quick pictures of the Cresent Moon and Venus tonight from the backyard. The Moon is beautiful. Venus is more to the Southwest and higher in the sky tonight.
Just a shot of Venus I took while we were on vacation in Ocracoke Island, NC this past week. This picture was taken Friday, August 29, 2008 during the sunset. Click on the picture for a larger view. The picture was taken with our old Kodak EasyShare camera that we have been dragging around on [...]
Got a quick look a Venus just as the sunset last night. Look for it in the west just above the horizon as the sun sets. It was hard to pick up against the pink sky, and it was only visible for about 15 minutes before it diappeared over the horizon.
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