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31-January-2008, 09:13 PM
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Venus & Jupiter close on 01-02-08
Hi all,
For a change the pre-dawn skies were clear and a nice indigo blue. It was worth getting up at 4:50 am to get these shots, just a couple selected out of 50 odd frames. Tripod mounted Nikon D300 DSLR with a Nikkor 80 to 200 f/2.8 ED zoom. Two of Jupiter's moons are clearly visible, Europa (inner) & Callisto. Taken at 05;16, 4 seconds at f/5.6 rated ISO 400" Just added another shot which I thought was too dark until I processed it - and I like it so thought I would share it with you. Taken 05:10 local time- 6 seconds f/5.6 400 ISO. Nikkor 24-120 f/2.8 zoom. Clear skies...
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31-January-2008, 10:49 PM
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We've had never-ending clouds which finally broke briefly enough for me to catch the scene this morning in the pre-dawn sky (31 Jan). It was quite beautiful with the moon hanging quite close as well. Great way to start the day.
Thanks for the pics. -Veeger
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31-January-2008, 11:10 PM
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Hi Shevill.
Very nice photos. I was up early today just to see this, and tomorrow I will try to get an image. Good to here from you. Clear skies to you. Paul
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31-January-2008, 11:45 PM
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Venus & Jupiter
Thanks for the kind replies, these days we have to grab what we can. The weather yesterday was total cloud cover all day - until the evening and I expected the same this am, but still made the effort, and got rewarded!
Clear skies for you as well, Shevill
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