Easter flyby - Jupiter near the moon

The early hours of Easter saw a pretty *almost*-occultation here in Sydney:
http://faxmentis.org/html/moonbyjove.html

3 exposures: one each for the Moon, Jupiter and the four Galileans, combined
in Photoshop for this montage.

Camera: Pentax *1stDS (stupid name - *great* camera)
Optics: Sigma 600mm mirror f/8
Exposures from 1/4 to 1/1000 sec, ISO nominally 200

Damn!
It looks great when these two dance in the sky together.

--
Jeff R.
(Happy Easter, y'all!)

Great work. Really enjoyed the image and the rest of the site.

Nice shots. I liked the grouping of three shots exposed for moon, Jupiter &
Jup's moons.

Thanks for sharing.

Chuck Taylor
Do you observe the moon?
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lunar-observing/

Are you interested in understanding optics?
Try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATM_Optics_Software/

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"Jeff R" wrote in message
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The early hours of Easter saw a pretty *almost*-occultation here in
Sydney:
http://faxmentis.org/html/moonbyjove.html

3 exposures: one each for the Moon, Jupiter and the four Galileans,
combined
in Photoshop for this montage.

Camera: Pentax *1stDS (stupid name - *great* camera)
Optics: Sigma 600mm mirror f/8
Exposures from 1/4 to 1/1000 sec, ISO nominally 200

Damn!
It looks great when these two dance in the sky together.

--
Jeff R.
(Happy Easter, y'all!)