Observation by Grant Privett: Arwen Evenstar

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2021 Nov 26 - 18:00

Uploaded

2021 Nov 26 - 22:28

Objects

Venus

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Constellation

Sagittarius

Field centre

RA: 18^h56^m
Dec: -24°03'
Position angle: +26°43'

Field size

13° × 8°

Equipment

Canon M3 + 15-85mm lens

Exposure

8s 1600ISO

Location

Old Shaftesbury Drove, Fifield Bavant

Target name

The Evenstar

Title

Arwen Evenstar

About this image

I couldn't resist trying to capture the brilliant Venus in the build up to storm Arwen. Venus glittered brilliantly as an evening star, hanging in a deep blue sky, but thick clouds were coming in from the north and had already obscured Jupiter and Saturn.

It was a spontaneous image which reminded me 1, always take a torch 2, pack your reading glasses 3, try to avoid photographing stuff from a busy road 4, try really hard to avoid standing in the 6" deep puddle you cannot see because you forgot a torch.

Files associated with this observation

Pre-Arwen Evenstar.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Mark Lee, Ron Arbour, Peter Tickner, Alan Thomas, Martin Lewis, Mike Harlow

Comments

Peter Tickner, 2021 Nov 27 - 00:58 UTC

I'm impressed with both the spontanaity and the knowledge of Tolkein!

Peter

Grant Privett, 2021 Nov 27 - 02:50 UTC

I first read it at 12 and its not worn off yet.

So, nerd, guilty as charged. :)

Peter Tickner

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