So Mars went behind the moon last night, and I took some quick shots while it did it. Notice the little (slightly red) dot down at the lower left hand side of the moon. Watch as it gets closer.
Okey dokey.... This is a single photo and crop taken with a Canon R6 thourgh a 9.25" Celestron EdgeHD telescope.
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Hope you folks are getting ready for the seven-planet line-up set for 2/28/25!
This isn't a big deal. Saturn will already be on the horizon at sunset, with Mercury not far behind. Neptune and Uranus are just tiny dots unless you have a huge telescope. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars won't look any different than they do now, and they're widely spaced in the sky.
Hope you folks are getting ready for the seven-planet line-up set for 2/28/25!
This isn't a big deal. Saturn will already be on the horizon at sunset, with Mercury not far behind. Neptune and Uranus are just tiny dots unless you have a huge telescope. Venus, Jupiter, and Mars won't look any different than they do now, and they're widely spaced in the sky.
Yeah, I saw they're not clustered, just all visible at once. Maybe a 180° fisheye pointed straight up would work? Or stitch a panorama?
And thanks for posting your pictures -- look good!
