Jupiter and Venus with A7IV and 100-400 mm zoom

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Tonight the bright planets Jupiter and Venus stay very close, so this is a photogenic astronomical event. Luckily the clouds opened for a view for some minutes, so that I could take my photos. Camera on a tripod.

The first picture is 9 frames stacked with Registar. Each frame was exposed for 0.5 sec at ISO 1600, taken with the A7IV and GM 100-400 mm zoom lens wide open, f:5.6 at 400 mm.

The second picture shows the planets between heavy clouds. This is a stack from 5 frames, aligned manually in Photoshop to avoid star/planet trails. 100 mm focal length, and same exposure as above.

Enjoy!


To the left: Jupiter and it's four large moons, (from upper left: Callisto, Ganymede, Io and Europe) and the brightest planet, Venus, to the right. 400 mm f:5.6 and ISO 1600, stack of 9 frames.




A stack of 5 frames, 100 mm at f:5.6, ISO 1600. Aligned to the planets.

 

[MILC man]

nice!

 

[grsnovi]

I'm all clouded in here.

Those are great! Love seeing Jupiter's 4 big moons. I wonder what you'd need to see the other 88 of her moons? Likely JWST.

 

[Glenn Barber]

Tonight the bright planets Jupiter and Venus stay very close, so this is a photogenic astronomical event. Luckily the clouds opened for a view for some minutes, so that I could take my photos. Camera on a tripod.

The first picture is 9 frames stacked with Registar. Each frame was exposed for 0.5 sec at ISO 1600, taken with the A7IV and GM 100-400 mm zoom lens wide open, f:5.6 at 400 mm.

The second picture shows the planets between heavy clouds. This is a stack from 5 frames, aligned manually in Photoshop to avoid star/planet trails. 100 mm focal length, and same exposure as above.

Enjoy!


To the left: Jupiter and it's four large moons, (from upper left: Callisto, Ganymede, Io and Europe) and the brightest planet, Venus, to the right. 400 mm f:5.6 and ISO 1600, stack of 9 frames.


A stack of 5 frames, 100 mm at f:5.6, ISO 1600. Aligned to the planets.

Thank you for this. What really stands out for me is seeing Jupiter's moons. I am curious in that I expected the moons to roughtly follow the plane of the ecliptic. Am I incorrect in my observation?

 

[grsnovi]

On the left a shot showing the moon, Jupiter and Venus on Feb. 24. By March 1 the position of Jupiter relative to Venus has changed. The ecliptic is shown in red.

 

[Glenn Barber]

Thanks for clarifying...

 

[Puppy2007]

Nice clear sky. My attempt:

 

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Thank you for this. What really stands out for me is seeing Jupiter's moons. I am curious in that I expected the moons to roughtly follow the plane of the ecliptic. Am I incorrect in my observation?

When I took the picture, the planet was positioned at about 270 degrees (West), so the equator plane of the sky is tilted compared to my visual horizon. In my pictures the plane is tilted even a bit more. ;-)

 

[DCSteve]

Here's mine, from Bethesda, Md. - tiny amount of motion, even on a tripod:

iso 20000, 0.4 sec, f2.8, run through topaz nr

Steve

 

[fzrTom]

beautiful !!!

great job