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Mars & Moon

Our moon, not Mars’s moon(s). There was a conjunction last night and I grabbed a shot of it.

Posted byMatthewSeptember 6, 2020September 6, 2020Posted inAstrophotographyTags: Mars, Moon

Saturn & Jupiter

At first I was annoyed that a couple of cars drove through this long shot, but the result was pleasant surprise. This is a 30 second exposure with my wide-angle lens, centered on Saturn (left) and Jupiter (right). (The two brightest objects in the center of the image) These two planets will continue to grow …

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Posted byMatthewSeptember 5, 2020October 14, 2020Posted inAstrophotographyTags: Jupiter, Saturn

Comet NEOWISE

I can only barely see this comet with the naked eye, and I would never have been able to find it without the help of binoculars. An image of the comet I obtained, and also an image of the Moon and Venus from the morning before.

Posted byMatthewJuly 18, 2020April 10, 2021Posted inAstrophotography

Nearly Full Moon

Although I’ve read a few books about photography, I’ve learned much more through trial and error. With this photograph I learned that, at least with my camera, you can capture a much better picture of the moon at dusk or dawn than you can when the sky is completely dark. In total darkness, my camera …

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Posted byMatthewNovember 16, 2019November 18, 2019Posted inAstrophotographyTags: Moon

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