Observation by Steve Brown: Moon, Jupiter and Galilean moons

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2016 Nov 25 - 07:00

Uploaded

2016 Dec 01 - 21:46

Objects

The Moon
Jupiter
Conjunction

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 13^h05^m
Dec: -05°02'
Position angle: -18°43'

Field size

4°18' × 2°46'

Equipment

Canon 600D DSLR with 250mm lens

Exposure

f/5.6, 1/2 sec exp, ISO 800

Location

Stokesley, North Yorkshire

Target name

The Moon and Jupiter

Title

Moon, Jupiter and Galilean moons

About this image

I always like to take shots of celestial conjunctions if I can and the weather is kind. This one was particularly good due to the attractive 16 per cent lit crescent Moon but also because the four Galilean moons of Jupiter were spaced out either side of the planet, meaning I could capture them with my camera. It felt somewhat surreal to think that three of the Galilean moons are in fact larger than our own Moon but when viewed from such a distance away they appeared as mere specks of light. I was pleased with the way the image turned out as it was tricky to get the right exposure for both the Moon with earthshine and Jupiter with its moons.

Files associated with this observation

Moon, Jupiter and Galilean moons (IMG_7428).jpg (1.6 MB)

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