Up Close and Personal

Moon June 25th

Moon in May

Obscured by Cloud

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Moon + Plane

Moon

Moon Through a Tree

Cloudy Moon

Here is the photo of the Moon from tonight.  With the way the picture was taken it almost could pass for the Sun.

Moon at Dusk

Moon-Jupiter Conjuction

Here are a few pictures taken of tonight's Moon-Jupiter conjunction .  The bottom picture was taken at a higher ISO to bring out more of the stars and turn the Moon into a bright orb with its on 'moon' (Jupiter).  The other bright star towards the bottom of the photo is Aldebaran.

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Tonight's Moon Picture

I got the Moon, Jupiter and the Pleiades all in the same photo also tonight.

Moon Jan-17th

Moon and Jupiter

Worked late tonight, so here is a few pictures I took on breaks at work.

Moon at Sunset

Moon and Venus

Here is a picture I took several months ago when the Venus was rising and I managed to get the Moon in the same photo.

Cell Phone Astrophotography

If you have a telescope and a cell phone with a camera you can take pictures of what you are seeing in the eyepiece of your telescope. All you really need is some time and patience.  I have only managed to take a few pictures this way so far, but I was only outside trying for about 15 minutes or so.  Once everything comes together however the pictures you can get can turn out pretty well.

Here are two photos that I got while using my phone to take photos through the telescopes eyepiece.  To do this, all you need to do is line up the camera from your phone to the eyepiece of the telescope and take the picture.  This can be a little tricky depending on the phone and even the case you have protecting your phone.  I managed to get a few good pictures of the Moon as shown above using this method. I also tried to get a picture of Jupiter and its moons, but was not entirely successful.  The reason being that once I got Jupiter in view through the eyepiece and could get the camera on the phone lined up properly, Jupiter had already moved out of the frame.  This problem could be solved if your telescope could target an object and then track with it as it moves across the sky.

Jupiter and Pleiades Cluster

Here is a picture I took this evening with both Jupiter and the Pleiades Cluster in the same shot.  If you look at the full size version of the photo you can make out some of Jupiter's moons as well.

While on a break close to 2 am I went outside for a few minutes to get a picture of the Moon.  It turned out okay I think.  It was a nice clear night tonight with many stars visible.