Posted by BLUFFSPRING on January 1, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Thanks to my lovely wife and having all my photo gear packed I was able to get out to a open hilltop and capture Mercury and Jupiter together on the horizon about 40 minutes after sunset.
My wife was reading online when she suddenly reported that I was about to miss a rare event. Seems this along with the Moon and Venus being together won't happen for another 44 years.
I'll post the Moon and Venus later.
Rod
Posted by Tom Kennon on January 1, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Nice capture Rod, glad to see you are getting out.
Posted by Brad Mangas on January 2, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Very cool Rod. Events like this are a wonderful thing to photograph.
Posted by John Moore on January 4, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Good composition on this one Rod. Great subject.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on January 6, 2009 at 10:14 AM
It's opportunities like this that make my participation here even more valuable. I hate to even think about how many celestial events have passed me by unnoticed over the years. It's great to leverage the knowledge and awareness of the members here so that we can capture events that may never occur again in our lifetime.
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4 repliesMy wife was reading online when she suddenly reported that I was about to miss a rare event. Seems this along with the Moon and Venus being together won't happen for another 44 years.
I'll post the Moon and Venus later.
Rod
Thanks for sharing Rod, nice comp!