Saturn, Jupiter, Sliver Moon, cottonwood
Contrails and clouds. Saturn, the Bringer of old age. Jupiter, the Bringer of jollity.
Tag: Jupiter
Closer and Closer
Saturn and Jupiter on December 7th.
I wanted to photograph Saturn and Jupiter every night in December, but so far between cloudy skies and getting out too late because I was doing other things and missed the narrow window between when it’s dark enough to see them and when they disappear behind the trees, I photographed them on the 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, and 15th. Five out of 15 nights is not my best, not my best at all. They are converging, and currently, the forecast is for clear skies on Monday when Saturn and Jupiter conjoin. I’ll see if the forecast is correct, and I’m planning on photographing them every night for the next six nights.
Saturn and Jupiter on December 8th. 
Saturn and Jupiter in the trees on December 12th.
Saturn and Jupiter on December 13th. 
Saturn and Jupiter on December 15th.
Moon & Jupiter in the Tangle Heart Tree
I walked out to the Tangle Heart Tree under the light of a half-moon. The owls hooted, Chupacabra nipped at my heels, and La Llorona wept in the shadows. As I approached the Tangle Heart Tree, the half-moon and Jupiter fell into the heart. While I was photographing the phenom of a cottonwood embracing two celestial bodies, a legion of ghosts swept past me streaking my photo, causing the coyotes and chupacabra to howl, and La Llorona to cry out as she grabbed at the apparitions hoping to catch her children among the flock of phantoms. The remnants of ghostly matter made the next photo look like a painting. The following photo came out a little clearer, but there were still pieces of paranormal particles hanging in the air. The last photo cleared up a little more but it still shows remnants of the eidolon.
A legion of ghosts swept past me.
The remnants of ghostly matter.
Pieces of paranormal particles hanging in the air.
Still showing remnants of the eidolon.
Moon, Jupiter, Tangleheart Tree
Sunset & Sliver Moon
Alignment at Daybreak
Smoke n’ Gnats
A lot more gnats and smoke can be seen at http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/6/smoke-n-gnats
Moon, Clouds, Ring
With an almost full moon and light cloud cover, there was a nice ring around the moon with the brighter stars visible through the clouds. Jupiter is shining bright at 1 o’clock, and Orion’s belt is barely visible between 3 and 4 o’clock. This series has three exposures take 3 minutes apart with a 17mm lens at ISO 400.
The first photo was taken at 7:27 pm MST (Mountain Standard Time) at ƒ/5.6 for 15 seconds. The clouds are slightly soft from their moving during the 15 second exposure.
The second photo was taken at 7:30 pm MST at ƒ/11 for 30 seconds. The clouds are softer, the moon appears smaller with a slight starburst.
The third photo was taken at 7:33 pm MST at ƒ/16 for 30 seconds. The moon appears to be even smaller, with a better defined starburst. More of the night sky comes through the clouds and if you look carefully, you will see the ghost of a contrail from a jet that flew below Jupiter and over the top of the moon during the exposure.
Off Center & Not Even 