· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Moon, Venus, and Jupiter       #3058917 - 04/22/09 06:11 AM Attachment (54 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I was able to view the conjunction of the Waning Crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter on April 22, 2009 (09:30 U.T.). The view was spectacular as the Moon and Venus (-3.88m) both exhibited a pastel yellow color (elevation ~6 degrees and ~5 degrees, respectively, above the eastern horizon in Pisces. Jupiter was approximately 35 degrees southeast of the Moon in Capricornus. Mars was not visible at this time. A digital image produced in Gimp. Carlos Post Extras:       markseibold Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Portland Oregon Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3058925 - 04/22/09 06:49 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Carlos You have captured a beautiful rendering of this pair! I am just leaving the house now at 3:45 AM PDT to get to the predetermined hilltop above Portland to observe the lunar occultation of Venus at 5 AM. Mark Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3058931 - 04/22/09 06:57 AM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I watched the group rise higher in the eastern morning sky and at 06:30 AM (EST, 10:30 U.T.). I also noted Mars below the Moon and Venus. It was a spectacular sight to see this grouping of the Moon and three planets. A digital image produced in Gimp. Carlos Post Extras:       Tom Machtemes super member Reged: 06/09/08 Loc: Evergreen Park, Ill. Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3059321 - 04/22/09 11:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Carlos, Nice sketch Tom Post Extras:       rd56 sage Reged: 12/17/06 Loc: Central New Jersey Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: Tom Machtemes]       #3060064 - 04/22/09 04:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful images as always Carlos. It looks like I am viewing the sky through my window. Very three dimensional. Ron Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: rd56]       #3060284 - 04/22/09 06:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Carlos, These sketches are most beautiful. Your capture of the moon and both planets at different times are both stunning. Frank Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: frank5817]       #3060679 - 04/22/09 09:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow great sketches of this event, a work of art, bravo. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: Tommy5]       #3061998 - 04/23/09 12:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Ron, Tom, and Tommy Thank you all for the kind compliments on my Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus conjunction observations. It was one of the most impressive sights that I have observed in some time. I hope that you all were able to view the event as well. Carlos Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3062073 - 04/23/09 01:07 PM Attachment (33 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As the Moon and Venus were rising over the eastern horizon the Moon appeared magnified. It was spectacular viewing this between a row of trees and palms. The Moon appeared as huge golden orb floating in the sky. This observation was made at 5:45 AM (EST, 08:45 U.T.). A digital image produced in Photoshop CS3. Carlos Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3062193 - 04/23/09 01:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice series of sketches of this event, Carlos! Thanks for sharing these with us. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: cildarith]       #3062296 - 04/23/09 02:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Eric, Thank you for the compliment on conjunction observations. I was fortunate to have viewed such a spectacular event. I hope that you were able to view it as well. The best of luck in your own observations. Carlos Post Extras:       markseibold Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Portland Oregon Re: Moon, Venus, and Jupiter [Re: CarlosEH]       #3062396 - 04/23/09 03:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Carlos All of your lunar planetary renderings are beautiful. I especially like the way you add the foreground as you have reminded me again to include the foreground in my own work. Sorry I have been scattered in the past days and not getting back to see everyones posts; I missed your updates of the images here until now. Thanks for posting and sharing these images, Mark Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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