Jupiter & a golden Moon over Corris
Last night the moon set behind Corris at about 9 ‘o’ clock, Jupiter was also shining brightly in the same section of sky.
40s f4.5 ISO200 22mm
This was the view from my home at 9pm last night. The village of Corris is beneath the setting moon, to the right of the image are lights from Aberllefenni; Jupiter is the bright object half way from the moon to the top left corner. The original picture shows at least 25 stars but they may be lost in the small version above.
The small picture below shows the same view in daylight (this morning).
1/640s f5.6 ISO100 24mm
Atmospheric conditions can effect the colour that the moon appears to us, sometimes creating the beautiful rich hues that we were treated to last night.
Hi AnnMarie,
Is the beautiful location where you shot the images your observing site? Boy am I jealous:)) By the way, your blog looks very cool.
Math
Comment by Math Heijen
— August 24, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
Hi there Math,
Yes, taken from just outside my backdoor - really wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
From an astronomy point of view it has its ups & downs. We have fairly dark skies & it’s very peaceful with just wildlife for company whilst observing. On the other hand the mountains do raise the horizon line by 10 - 20 degrees and the midges are not the best of company on a summer evening
Thanks for the comments.
AnnMarie
Comment by antamuk
— August 25, 2007 @ 2:59 pm