Clouds, mostly. > > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/02/13 Tue AM 08:06:49 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Photo Challenge: Moon, Jupiter and Antares > > > What happened with this? > > Kostas > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2007, Patrice LACOUTURE (GMail) wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Some of you may have noticed my latest GESO, about a nice conjunction > > between the thin moon crescent and the planet Venus last Saturday (GESO > > visible here): > > http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/geso/2007-01-20-LuneVenusMarseille/ > > http://tinyurl.com/24bg2d > > > > Unfortunately, I forgot to post a notice on the list beforehand, and > > only David Savage and I shared images of this event (Dave's images here): > > > > <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/pages/_IGP0846.htm> > > <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_013/pages/_IGP0855.htm> > > > > > > For people here that are interested in doing this kind of photos, I > > propose another similar challenge: > > > > On next February 12, the now growing moon will then be a very thin > > crescent again, closing to the sun. At this very day, it will cruise > > near the very bright planet Jupiter and the bright start Antares, in the > > Scorpion constellation. > > > > The trio will raise at the east (as usual), shortly before the sun, > > wherever you live. > > > > There are two challenges here: > > - doing a nice composition, of general photographic interest, and not > > only a pure astronomical "documentary" photograph, that would please > > only astronomers. > > - getting up at this time of the morning (and of the year in northern > > countries) > > > > I will do my best to produce something, and I invite enthusiasts to join me. > > > > To get an idea of what to expect, I did a simulation with the great > > software Stellarium, visible here: > > > > http://www.lacouture.nom.fr/gallery/v/divers/2007-02-12-MJA/2007-02-12-Moon-Jupiter-Antares-crop.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/ytmx8k > > > > This simulation is for Marseilles, France, but the configuration should > > be similar wherever you live in the northern hemisphere. The moon > > inclination will vary according to your latitude, and will be reversed > > in the southern hemisphere, but you get the idea. FYI, my shot of last > > saturday with the longest focal was approx 125mm. > > > > This is not really a "synchronicity" project, as everyone must take the > > picture before dawn wherever (s)he lives, before the moon and the rest > > disappear into the sun's light. > > > > If the number of participants is enough, I'll probably set up a gallery > > somewhere to host the images. > > > > If this bothers you, sorry for that, otherwise, enjoy! > > > > Patrice > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >
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