Planet Jupiter - your homework for the school holidays

[simonwebb74]

And here is one my wife has taken from the street outside our house!!!

[Skywatcher]

Welcome to the worldof astrophotography. That is a stunning picture of the planet and 3 moons!

Awsome mate well done

[simonwebb74]

Thanks mate, I was a bit worried I might get arrested, standing in a park in the dark with my camera!!!

My wife wants to know what you think of hers, she is worried that I take better photos although she is the one who is about to begin studying photography!!!

[Skywatcher]

Awesome. Seriously awesome she has 2 moons by the look of it. They do move quick. You have both taken pics of another world and it's moons !! Focus is wicked hard to get but you both nailed it.

[simonwebb74]

[simonwebb74]

The hardest thing was keeping the camera steady!!

I was using my 300mm lens at max zoom, with a shutter speed of 0.8" so even on the tripod pushing the shuuter release was causing the camera to move enough to blur the photo considerably.

Off now to look for a remote shutter release

[simonwebb74]

Ooh, just had a thought, set the timer to say 2 secs and then I wont be touching the camera when the shutter opens

Right, I shall try again this evening and report back

[Skywatcher]

Good luck my friend

[ukwdwnut]

bummer i keep forgetting to go look outside will try and remember tonight, with tripod and remote and a 300mm macro zoom lens

[ukwdwnut]

Here is my best attempt (So far!!) taken from the local park, as the trees at the end of our garden were obscuring the view.

I need a remote shutter as most came out blurred!!!

great photo simon