Planet Scenes August 2024
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August 29 On the morning of August 29, 2024, the Moon has finally moved far enough away from the planets to allow me to get a picture without its glare interfering in the scene. |
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August 25 The Sun remains very active, with numerous sunspot groups scattered across its surface. |
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August 15 Mars passed Jupiter very closely yesterday morning, but I missed that conjunction due to clouds and we therefore have to settle for a view that is a day late. About an hour before sunrise the sky is already brightened by twilight. As usual, the best explanation of events such as this are by Guy Ottewell at Universal Workshop. I also captured a closer view showing three of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter. Not to be outdone, our Sun is sporting a massive sunspot and a good number of smaller ones at the moment. |
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August 5 Venus and the thin crescent Moon engaged in a very close conjunction in the evening sky, however thick haze and clouds completely obscured the naked eye view. I could not see either one without binoculars. I tried this shot with one of my orange C-90's, which have a 1,000 mm focal length; the exposure was about 1/40 second. |
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August 1 Mars and Jupiter have been well positioned in the morning sky for the past two months but our weather has not cooperated; this is the first nice view of the scene we have enjoyed here in central Virginia. |
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