Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter

Adrena1in · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Well done for all your photos of the Moon/Venus/Jupiter conjunction guys.

This was to be the first Unoffcial POTN Celestial and Astronomy Photo Challenge. If you wish to enter the challenge, please post in this thread a single photo from the December the 1st 2008 Conjunction event. One photo per entry please.

Please don't post comments or messages in this thread...this is just for the challenge entries and I want to keep the thread easily manageable.

I'll put a deadline date of this coming Friday the 5th of December at midnight to get your image posted. Depending on the number of entries I will then either add a Poll to this thread, or I will start new threads containing Polls, (not sure what the Poll-limit is).

Alternatively, what I'll probably do is post a Poll in the main Competitions Forum, to get more people introduced to photographing the heavens and widen the voting audience.

I'll leave the Poll running for another week or so, at which point the winner will be announced and the next challenge subject can be decided upon.

Many thanks. Now get those images posted.

photorookie · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

I'll go first!

Sorarse · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Only photo I got due to cloud.

WayCoolKennel · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

I got nothing for that one PhotoRookie.. awesome.. love it !

So many good photos on here ! Wicked good stuff everyone !

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ISO 100
F/11
50mm
6 sec exposure
1d MkII
24-105L IS

hairycrab · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Smiley from Abu Dhabi

squashed · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

From the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.

RLD · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

From Cambridge, MA, early evening:

FarmerDave8N · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Forgot my coat and my shutter release, running late to get to my pre-scouted location so I had to blow out the conjunction to get the tree, blah. Fauquier County, Virginia

Sky of the Plains · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Mead, Nebraska

jamesravenwood · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Will I still be able to photograph this tonight, the 2nd? I was totally clouded over last night....

cntry · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Already a thread going but I'll post again........

DaleP · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Taken with a 17-85mm IS lens in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia

tonybear007 · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Taken in Hollywood Florida around 6:15 pm

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Madweasel · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

I think this was my best, shortly after the end of the lunar occultation of Venus. I was more pleased with my shots of that, but thought they wouldn't qualify for this as they don't show Jupiter. Taken with 100-400L and 1.4x at 220mm (image cropped a bit here), 40D, 1s, f/7.1 ISO 1600, MLU.

tonybear007 · 2nd of December 2008 (Tue)

Venus Jupiter and the Moon can be seen in the sky again tonight.

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2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#2
photorookie Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Western Kansas Posts: 449 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter I'll go first! Last edited by photorookie : 5th of December 2008 (Fri) at 22:45.

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#3
Sorarse Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 2,159 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Only photo I got due to cloud. __________________ At the beginning of time there was absolutely nothing. And then it exploded! Terry Pratchett http://www.scarecrowimages.com Canon PowerShot G2

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#4
WayCoolKennel Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM USA Posts: 20	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter I got nothing for that one PhotoRookie.. awesome.. love it ! So many good photos on here ! Wicked good stuff everyone ! EXIF: ISO 100 F/11 50mm 6 sec exposure 1d MkII 24-105L IS Last edited by WayCoolKennel : 2nd of December 2008 (Tue) at 12:57.

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#5
hairycrab Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Malaysia/Abu Dhabi Posts: 108 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Smiley from Abu Dhabi __________________ SmugMug

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#6
squashed Goldmember Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MidEastCali Posts: 3,651 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter From the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. __________________ Canon 1D Classic and a 50D with stuffing... http://www.garyyoungphotography.com

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#1
Adrena1in Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Winchester, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,703 IMAGE EDITING OK	Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Well done for all your photos of the Moon/Venus/Jupiter conjunction guys. This was to be the first Unoffcial POTN Celestial and Astronomy Photo Challenge. If you wish to enter the challenge, please post in this thread a single photo from the December the 1st 2008 Conjunction event. One photo per entry please. Please don't post comments or messages in this thread...this is just for the challenge entries and I want to keep the thread easily manageable. I'll put a deadline date of this coming Friday the 5th of December at midnight to get your image posted. Depending on the number of entries I will then either add a Poll to this thread, or I will start new threads containing Polls, (not sure what the Poll-limit is). Alternatively, what I'll probably do is post a Poll in the main Competitions Forum, to get more people introduced to photographing the heavens and widen the voting audience. I'll leave the Poll running for another week or so, at which point the winner will be announced and the next challenge subject can be decided upon. Many thanks. Now get those images posted. __________________ Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 18-200mm, Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro, 2x TC, Revelation 12" f/5 Dobsonian, Mintron PD2285-EX webcam.

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#7
RLD Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston MA Posts: 43	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter From Cambridge, MA, early evening:

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#8
FarmerDave8N Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 126 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Forgot my coat and my shutter release, running late to get to my pre-scouted location so I had to blow out the conjunction to get the tree, blah. Fauquier County, Virginia __________________ flickr my flickr favorites astrojargon.net

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#9
Sky of the Plains Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Great Plains Posts: 118	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Mead, Nebraska __________________ www.tonightssky.org

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#10
jamesravenwood Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Will I still be able to photograph this tonight, the 2nd? I was totally clouded over last night....

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#11
cntry Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: AZ-USA Posts: 2,166 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Already a thread going but I'll post again........ __________________ Randy My Gear List and Feedback Website

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#12
DaleP Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,483 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Taken with a 17-85mm IS lens in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia __________________ Currently just a P&S, but watch this space. Last edited by DaleP : 2nd of December 2008 (Tue) at 17:10.

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#13
tonybear007 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 900 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter Taken in Hollywood Florida around 6:15 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOS 3 (35mm film), EOS 40D, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200 f/4L, TAMRON SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 How to Avoid Common Mistakes with Your EOS 40D

2nd of December 2008 (Tue)	#14
Madweasel Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fareham, UK Posts: 5,790	Re: Monthly Challenge #1 - Moon/Venus/Jupiter I think this was my best, shortly after the end of the lunar occultation of Venus. I was more pleased with my shots of that, but thought they wouldn't qualify for this as they don't show Jupiter. Taken with 100-400L and 1.4x at 220mm (image cropped a bit here), 40D, 1s, f/7.1 ISO 1600, MLU. __________________ Mark. Gear List

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