Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter by Honor Wheeler – 1st March 2025
NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Please click here for solar observing safely. A superb selection of astro images taken by member Honor Wheeler on the 1st March 2025 of the Sun, Moon and the planetary parade. Details of how Honor took her images are written above each image. Venus phase – Canon M6II with Tamron...
Venus & Mercury – Arizona – By Richard Bohner
Venus and Mercury taken at 7:03 pm MST Arizona on the 3rd March 2025 by CMHASD member Richard Bohner. Mercury is just above trees in center. Richard took the image using a Canon 6D, 105mm f5.0 lens, 1/100 sec exposure, at ISO...
Sun, Moon, Mercury & Venus by Jim Burchell – 1st, 2nd and 3rd March 2025
NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Please click here for solar observing safely. A lovely selection of images taken by member Jim Burchell. Details of how Jim took the images are on most of the photos. 1st March 2025 2nd March 2025 Crescent Venus below…. 3rd March...
Moon & Mercury – 1st March 2025
CMHASD trustee John Howarth spotted Mercury with a crescent Moon on the 1st March 2025 and quickly took these 2 photos from Bexley. The first photo shows the Moon top right and Mercury, very faint but clearly visible, halfway down the roof line, just above the cloud near the end of a twig. The second photo just shows a faint Mercury in about the...
Crescent Moon & Mercury – 7th July 2024
A super collection of images by members of a Waxing Crescent Moon and Mercury taken on the 7th July 2024. The Moon had an illumination of 3%, which is the percentage of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun and an age of 1.6 days old, which is how many days it has been since the last New Moon. John Howarth – Bexley ...
Venus & Mercury – 13th April 2023 by Diane Clarke.
Our rocky neighbours; Venus & Mercury taken by member Diane Clarke whilst at the pavilion on the 13th April...
Mercury & Venus – 4th April 2023
Hot off the press – all taken last night 4th April 2023. Venus & Mercury by Jim Burchell Mercury by Jim Burchell Mercury by Martin Crow taken with an...
Mercury & Venus by Jim Burchell – 3rd April 2023
Two superb images taken by member Jim Burchell of the planet Mercury and then of the planets Mercury & Venus on the 3rd April...
The Moon, Mercury, Mars & Orion by Jim Burchell
Member Jim Burchell was up early on Sunday the 9th October 2022 and took a super collection of photos of the early morning sky using his Pentax camera from Dartford. Jim captured Mercury at greatest elongation that morning; along with Mars, the Moon plus the constellation Orion. Looking East – Mercury at greatest elongation Looking South...
Informal Night & UFO – 21st April 2022
Thursday 21st April 2022 was an informal night at the pavilion and some members took the opportunity to do some observing with some members viewing a very rare sight indeed. Chairman John Archer summed the evening up in his ebulletin to members dated 27th April 2022. He wrote ‘Last week we had another opportunity to get together for an...
