Jupiter and Venus - daytime conjunction
Taken by Dennis Simmons on August 28, 2016 @
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Date Taken: 2016:08:28 13:47:42
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Just before midday on 28th Aug 2016, I was able to record the close junction of the mighty gas giant Jupiter and the brilliant Venus.
I used a Tak Mewlon 210 with a ZWO ASI174MM at the prime focus and recorded two captures; one exposed for the overwhelmingly bright Venus, the other exposed for the much dimmer features of Jupiter.
I processed each AVI in AutoStakkert!2 and then combined the final frames in CS6 to cater for the enormous brightness range difference between these two popular solar system bodies.
It was quite thrilling to see the two planets sparkling like diamonds set against the deep blue skies in the eyepiece of the Finderscope, with Venus prominently outshining the much larger Jupiter.
Cheers
Dennis
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