Astrophotography 19 – 20 August 2017

I recently took a few photos of the Moon and some of the planets. All were taken from out side my flat in suburban Sydney using a camera, tripod and telephoto lens.

When I photographed the crescent Moon above, The planet Venus was in conjunction – it is the small dot on the lower right – 

That evening I took some photos of Saturn. You can clearly see the rings –

A day later, I took a photo of Jupiter. Its difficult with the planet getting the right balance in exposure between the planet and its four large moons –

And one more of the Moon, a day or two later (early evening) –

 

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