Observation by Grant Privett: Planetary Conjunction - Oct 2015

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2015 Oct 05 - 23:10

Uploaded

2017 Feb 06 - 00:17

Objects

Conjunction

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 11^h37^m
Dec: +07°03'
Position angle: -57°22'

Field size

27° × 33°

Equipment

Nikon 20mm lens
Starlight mono CCD camera
Tripod + gaffer tape

Exposure

3 second exposures median stacked

Location

Crete

Target name

Planetary conjunction

Title

Planetary Conjunction - Oct 2015

About this image

Got up early one morning on holiday to go out and watch the planetary conjunction. In the clean Med air Venus was dazzling. If I recall correctly Venus (at the top) was joined by Mercury (at the bottom) and Jupiter and Mars between. Over the course of just a few days Mars and Jupiter moved relative to each other. Was nice to be somewhere that cloud was virtually absent, even down to the fairly low altitude of Mercury.

The wide(ish) angle lens was essential.

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