On the 17th June 2026 there was a beautiful conjunction of Venus with the crescent Moon. Several members of the society imaged the event and below is a selection of their fab images taken at different times in the evening. Venus is the dot northwards of the crescent Moon.
Image by Dan Stevens taken at 9.30pmish with a Seestar S30.
Image by Jim Burchell taken using a Pentax KP body attached to 102 mm F7 Altair Astro refactor. 1 /60 sec, Iso 200 on a Skywatcher EQ5 mount. Cropped in Snapseed.
Image taken from Dartford.
The images below are all point and shoot using various phone cameras.
Image by Simon Dawes from Bexley.
Image by Jo Southgate from Dartford.
NOTE: Jo has Jupiter in her image too. It is the dot which is at the 4 O Clock position from the Moon.
Image by Kevin Langford from Bexley.
Image by Dominique Ferrand taken over London.
NOTE: Dominique has Jupiter in her image too. It is the dot which is at the 4 O Clock position from the Moon.
