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 18-400mm lens, ISO400, f6.3, 1/16000sec. 

Even when Venus is a fine crescent, the albedo of Venus is still high.

 

Sunset Sunspots - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO100, f29, 1/16000sec.

 

Sunset - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO200, f10, 1/800sec

 

Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Moon and Mercury - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO500, 1/2sec taken using Samyang 8mm fish-eye lens.

 

Venus, Earthshine and Mercury - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO640, f5.0, 1/3sec.

 

Earthshine - Canon M6II with Tamron 18-400mm lens. ISO640, f6.3, 1"1/3sec

Friday 3rd January 2025

NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN DIRECTLY. Please click here for solar observing safely.

A superb selection of member images taken on Friday 3rd January 2025.

 

The Sun at midday taken by Dr Mike Rushton taken using a Dwarf II smart scope. 20 x 1/250 sec at Gain 0 with a ND6 solar filter.

The Sun taken by Honor Wheeler

The Sun taken by Jim Burchell

The Pleiades by Dr Mike Rushton using a Dwarf II smart scope.  200 x 10sec exposures at Gain 60.

Crescent Moon and Venus taken by Honor Wheeler. Venus is top right of the Moon.

Saturn, Venus and the Moon taken by Honor Wheeler. Venus is top right of the Moon and Saturn is near the top left corner of the image.

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Images By Diane Clarke

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]IMG_9324 Image by Diane I took this image of Venus before the sunrise on the way back from imaging the mornings NLC's Canon 750D, 55mm lens ISO 500, 1/80 @ f5.6, Static Tripod, 18.06.20 @ 04.18 Diane Clarke, Crayford Kent[/caption]

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Conjunction of Mercury, Venus and the Moon.

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The recent conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Mercury in the evening sky has been delighting our members, below are some contributions from those who imaged it.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]JimBurchell-Moon-and-Mercury-20200525_095543 Image by Jim Burchell The Moon and Mercury showing Earthshine. Taken Dartford top road. Pentax K70.[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]John-Howarth-Moon-Mercury-Venus-May24_2056UT Image by John Howarth Venus is at lower right on both photos, Mercury (faint, but visible) is about equidistant from Venus and the moon, practically level with the moon.[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]John-Howarth-Moon-Mercury-Venus-May24_2045UT Image by John Howarth Venus is at lower right on both photos, Mercury (faint, but visible) is about equidistant from Venus and the moon, practically level with the moon. Taken from the park.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]stephen-goldson-moonmercuryIMG_4569 Image by Stephen Goldson 'First time I've seen Mercury clearly'[/caption]

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Conjunction of Mercury and Venus

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]MercuryandVenus-John-Howarth Image by John Howarth Image taken through glass in upstairs window. (Window will open but not in the right direction. Telephone wires are a nuisance too, just in wrong place..or perhaps Mercury's in the wrong place!)[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Image by Jim Burchell - no details provided[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Image by Jim Burchell Image of Venus and Mercury taken this evening (2020,05/19) at Barn End Lane Dartford[/caption]

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Conjunction of Venus and the Pleiades

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Image by Honor Wheeler of the Moon and Pleiades imaged on the 3rd of April 2020 @ 20:08UT taken with her Canon 700D and a 300mm lens - ISO1600, f6.3, exp 2sec.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]HW-conjunction-2020-04-03 Imaged by Honor Wheeler on the 3rd of April 2020 @ 20:08UT taken with her Canon 700D and a 300mm lens - ISO1600, f6.3, exp 2sec.[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"]venusandM45KevinLangford Venus & Pleiades Canon 750D, Sigma F2/135mm Lens, CLS filter. Skywatcher Adventurer Tracking mount. 1hr of exposures. Bexley, Kent. © Kevin Langford[/caption]

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