Venus/Moon Conjunction
Taken by Tom Cocchiaro on June 19, 2020 @
Odiorne Point, Rye, NH
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So…the special astronomical event happened this morning and despite my efforts to get up really early to photograph it I didn't wake up until 15 minutes before the event--to make life more difficult, I had to get to a beach turnout (4 miles away and closed due to COVID) to catch it since the subjects were very low on the horizon. Being late to the show I grabbed just a scope, a camera and a tripod so the result is not as good as it could have been—Had planned to bring a SkyWatcher Star Adventurer Pro to get a sharper image—but no time to set up. What you are seeing in the photo is Venus and Artemis (the Moon) in a rare morning dance, both dressed in their thin crescent best. Canon T6i, Orion Apex 127 Mak at an effective focal length of 2450 mm due to the camera's crop sensor. Was disappointed not to catch the exit from the limb of the Moon as the only (really small) cloud in the sky was covering it at the time. Atmosphere was kinda rough over the water given the low altitude of the pair so image was not as sharp as I would have liked. Was also shooting at ISO 400, 800 and 1600 so my fastest shuttle speed—at 2460 mm—was 1/10 of a second. : )
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