And the brightest spot i was seeing is.....

... you tell me

It's Jupiter....and it's ASTRONOMY not astrology.

kb9tdj wrote in post #16562550
It's Jupiter....and it's ASTRONOMY not astrology.

Oh sorry, i thought it is same as you say Geology or Biology and such, so i used the word Astrology, forgive my ignorance.

Thanks!

That's a wonderful shot, Tareq, and a good crop too. Which lens did you use? It appears that you've captured Jupiter and four moons. Here's a link to a site I often use, CalSky, to see the position of Jupiter's moons when I'm shooting. It may take a little time to set it up for your location, and some time to get used to the info it provides, but it's well worth the time. Good luck with your astro work.

http://www.calsky.com …dar?obs=3578650​3770305&c=

StillCrazy wrote in post #16563932
That's a wonderful shot, Tareq, and a good crop too. Which lens did you use? It appears that you've captured Jupiter and four moons. Here's a link to a site I often use, CalSky, to see the position of Jupiter's moons when I'm shooting. It may take a little time to set it up for your location, and some time to get used to the info it provides, but it's well worth the time. Good luck with your astro work.

http://www.calsky.com …dar?obs=3578650​3770305&c=

Thank you very much for the link.

I was in a doubt about that small bottom one if it is the moon of Jupiter or not, but i remembered there are 4 moons can be seen with crop, maybe the orbital movement made that moon out of the line in same direction with other 3.

I am so thrilled, i never know i can shoot the Jupiter and has its 3 moons, now i am really interested in shooting Saturn if possible, but don't know in which angle or direction of the sky i can find it and/or it can be done.

I was using my Canon 300mm 2.8IS + Canon TC 2x mkIII on my 1Ds MarkIII, my 1DX isn't with me right now and it doesn't matter was planning to use my 1D3 for crop factor but i remember it is only 10mp and i will crop heavily so it may end up to be worse than the crop from 1Ds3 itself.

Tareq wrote in post #16563992
Thank you very much for the link.

I was in a doubt about that small bottom one if it is the moon of Jupiter or not, but i remembered there are 4 moons can be seen with crop, maybe the orbital movement made that moon out of the line in same direction with other 3.

I am so thrilled, i never know i can shoot the Jupiter and has its 3 moons, now i am really interested in shooting Saturn if possible, but don't know in which angle or direction of the sky i can find it and/or it can be done.

The CalSky site can help you with when, and where any planetary body is located, so you should be able to find and shoot Saturn. There is a lot of info available on the Internet, and you should find what you need.

I see you used a 2x converter. Make sure your tripod is sturdy, and steady, especially with such long lenses. Any small vibration will show up in your shot as blur to the object, more so when heavily cropped. And use a shutter release.

StillCrazy wrote in post #16564112
The CalSky site can help you with when, and where any planetary body is located, so you should be able to find and shoot Saturn. There is a lot of info available on the Internet, and you should find what you need.

I see you used a 2x converter. Make sure your tripod is sturdy, and steady, especially with such long lenses. Any small vibration will show up in your shot as blur to the object, more so when heavily cropped. And use a shutter release.

I will check out the sites about it, no problem, thank you very much!

Sure, i know about that, i used Gitzo series 5 tripod, so one of the most sturdy one with RRS BH-55 ballhead, so i am all set. I did get some blurred shots when i cropped, and i knew it, that is why i took several shots, about 3 out of 12 were good and all others where blurred or showed some kind of trail, maybe due to long exposure even for 1 second or closer, i should be smart to expect those issues when shooting planets and stars before i start shoting.