Observation by Mark Radice: Stonehenge Planets

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Mark Radice

Observer

Mark Radice

Observed

2021 Dec 10 - 17:24

Uploaded

2021 Dec 12 - 17:29

Objects

Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
The Moon

Equipment

Canon 77D 14mm Samyang

Location

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Title

Stonehenge Planets

About this image

A fine grouping of 4 planets and the moon in the viewfinder!

So excited to post this! It has been a plan of mine for ages to wizz up to Stonehenge and image something spectacular but other commitments always seem to get in the way.

With this evening’s glorious sunset enhanced by a crescent moon and 3 planets (plus the Earth in the foreground!), I quickly loaded the camera and tripod into the car and braved the horrors of the A303 where I was joined by my friend Lawrence.

Having followed the path to the monument we were treated to an amazing view (us and 100s of sheep!) as we photographed the planets and moon against the stones – although with the strong wind chill whistling across the Plain I can understand why no one else was out.

Gosh! What a view. The stones, silhouetted against the sunset, were lit by moonlit as darkness fell. Left to right we have the crescent moon, Jupiter, Saturn and brilliant Venus. With some careful torchlight, we could light the nearby stones – although these images are a blend to bring out the landscape and night sky.

Still buzzing now although I have some timelapses to put together tomorrow.

Files associated with this observation

resize 20211210 Stonehenge planets no label.png (1.9 MB)

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