Venus and Jupiter in daylight conjunction
Taken by Paolo Palma on May 23, 2024 @
Roma - Italy
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Camera Used: HUAWEI VOG-L29
Exposure Time: 2/10000
Aperture: f/1.6
ISO: 50
Date Taken: 2024:05:23 13:17:39
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TODAY the two brightest "stars" in the sky are prospectively in conjunction with each other: a distance of approximately 15 minutes separates them, i.e. half of an apparent lunar disk.
However, since they are only just over 3° away from the solar disk, they are practically unobservable... or almost!
Here they are in fact observed and filmed TODAY shortly after 11 UT from Rome! (to see Jupiter you need to look at the image in places not too exposed to light).
Taking advantage of the Sun at the meridian, I first looked for Venus by placing the telescope in the shadow of the building and then I tried to see if Jupiter was also visible already in view.
Staring into the eyepiece it seemed impossible to see it, but then by moving the telescope with very slow movements it was possible to detach it from the bottom of the sky and clearly perceive its shape and its apparent dimensions much larger than those of Venus.
Looking at it directly and with the telescope stationary you could easily lose it, but by moving the telescope you could see it in the eyepiece making the same movements as Venus.
I had already observed the two planets in daytime conjunction, but I had never tried to look for Jupiter so close to the Sun, so I didn't know what to expect.
Try it only if you are practical enough to avoid being blinded by the Sun, especially if you look for them by hand and without pointing and tracking like I did.
Dobsonian 12" 76x - Huawei p30 pro ISO50 1/5000s
Photographer's website:
https://www.unsaltonelcielo.it
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