Jupiter Leaving Dusk, Only 11° from Sun
Taken by Helio C. Vital on September 11, 2016 @
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Jupiter is now too close to the Sun and cannot be seen any more, right? Not quite, if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. Last evening, I could still capture it 20 minutes after sundown by using a digital camera with high zoom magnifications (30x-100x) in spite of a partially obstructed western horizon (up to 5°). The animation and photos show the planet as it is leaving dusk and approaching the Sun (currently only 11° from it), thus becoming increasingly ofuscated by its glare. Note the shallow angle formed between the vertical and the apparent path of Jupiter, that favors its visibility from Rio (-23° Lat.). Two weeks from now, the planet will be at superior conjunction. The animated gif shows it at magnitude -1.7 hiding behind a nearby building 5° high at 21:09 UTC. Details: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS camera, video made with 18 shots captured (every 3 seconds) from a 60-second video; photos- 5 x (F4.0-6.0, ISO 400-800, 1/10-1s) taken between 21:02 and 21:10 UTC.
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