Look west tonight at 5-6pm if its clear

[Britchick]

great photos Dawn!

i'm really peed off - it was raining!

[Tink]

Wow. You got shots that clear with a regular camera? Or do you have one of those super sonic lenses?

[Dawn]

No that's a regular camera with a 10x zoom. Just stuck the zoom on max, auto focus, leant on the garden fence and hoped for the best.

Good job I got the photos as it's gone now.

[Tink]

Wow. That's some kinda' awesome photo! LOVE your technique!

[Deb]

Cloudy here

But there have been two very bright and big things in the south for a few days now - very spectacular and kind of in the configurattion shown in Dawn's pic. Has that been Venus and Jupiter?

[Britchick]

Cloudy here

But there have been two very bright and big things in the south for a few days now - very spectacular and kind of in the configurattion shown in Dawn's pic. Has that been Venus and Jupiter?

Chris said it was jupiter. Since he said i havenn't been able to get a pic because it's been cloudy. Still searching for uranus though

[Skywatcher]

Awesome shot Dawn - your first steps at planetary photography

It was a lovely sight watching venus slip behind the moon and come out the other side - gives you a sense of perspective

Here is my effort with the 350d at 300mm - overexposed to show earthshine on the moon - and if you look at Jupiter ( top right ) you can see 2 of his moons into the bargain.

[Deb]

Chris said it was jupiter. Since he said i havenn't been able to get a pic because it's been cloudy. Still searching for uranus though

I think you'd need a longer lens for that, you being so far away Brit. As an aside, if you look on my intro thread, I think Dawn was trying to sort work out which Blackpool pic was my backside and which one was the donkey's face But I digress

Anyway, to get back on topic , must have been Jupiter and Venus, and they've been so pretty cos they've been hanging low over a hill. Away tomorrow night working, but if they're still there and the night is clear when I get back I'll take a pic and ask

[Skywatcher]

Yes Deb Jupiter up top and Venus down below

[Watchinherskip]

Great shots.....Have to compare them with Starry night shots I put up last week and I guess I will have to pop out tonight and take a picture with my ol Fuji. Hopefully they will come out well as our sky is totally clear at present. A few hours to go and we can see how the sight looks from Eastern US.