Planet Scenes February 2024
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February 22 From Cedar Key, Florida, we had a great view of the close conjunction between Venus and Mars over the waters between Cedar Key and the Crystal River area. |
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February 20 From Cedar Key, Florida, we were able to see the two planets Venus and Mars approaching their conjunction over the waters between Cedar Key and the Crystal River area, which will occur two mornings hence. Note how the ecliptic makes a much steeper angle with the horizon than in Virginia; compare this view to that of Venus and Mars on February 28, 2022. |
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February 7 This morning we have a closer pairing of Venus and the Moon to enjoy low over the horizon. The stars of Sagittarius skim the treetops and rooftops looking out over the Rappahannock River valley. |
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February 6 The crescent Moon joins Venus in the morning sky, although still a day away from the closest conjunction. Venus is almost back to being on the ecliptic, while the Moon on the other hand is well south of it at this point in its orbit. In preparation for the eclipse in April, I tried some different combinations of cameras and lenses / telescopes on the Sun; we can see the new and very large sunspot group near the left limb. |
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