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jogiba · 03-15-2012, 02:31 PM

Venus and Jupiter put on spectacular show - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com

Jupiter is on the left and Venus is on the right in this picture, taken by Marek Nikodem of Szubin, Poland, at nightfall on March 12. "They are like two lanterns illuminating the darkness," Nikodem told SpaceWeather.com. "It's a wonderful sight."

mtansley · 03-15-2012, 02:35 PM

So HOW do you get the two planets to appear large like that with the rest of the stars at their normal size WITHOUT doing some creative work on the computer?

I'm curious.

jogiba · 03-15-2012, 02:44 PM

It could be a telephoto shot since Jupiter and Venus are much larger than any stars in the western sky after sunset.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120313-conjunction-venus-jup...space-science/

http://digitaljournal.com/article/321088

snappychappy · 03-15-2012, 02:56 PM

Those last two images are fabulous shot's, well done.

normhead · 03-15-2012, 03:05 PM

Quote:

So HOW do you get the two planets to appear large like that with the rest of the stars at their normal size WITHOUT doing some creative work on the computer?

My guess is they are so bright compared to the stars around them that they actually get over exposed and expanded for that reason. I turned off the auto-focus and manual focussed trying to correct this to no avail. That's just the way they come out..

one from my house. Many of the stars you see here, we couldn't see with the naked eye, and the planets appear bigger than they appeared to the naked eye.

mtansley · 03-15-2012, 04:32 PM

Very clever work. Judging from your location, light pollution isn't a big factor.

Na Horuk · 03-15-2012, 05:07 PM

Oh man, these photos make me want to just go out somewhere far from civilization to look at a nice star-filled sky! Over here all I see is clouds, pollution, lamplights, and passing airplanes

**patrick9** · 03-15-2012, 07:55 PM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

passing airplanes

+1 I live in line with three different airports One a half mile, one 10 miles, and the third 25 miles from my house. I am in the landing pattern for all three

Na Horuk · 03-16-2012, 01:14 AM

Originally posted by patrick9

+1 I live in line with three different airports One a half mile, one 10 miles, and the third 25 miles from my house. I am in the landing pattern for all three

lol explains your avatar!

**patrick9** · 03-16-2012, 06:17 PM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

explains your avatar!

Well it is better looking than me.

Ratmagiclady · 03-16-2012, 11:38 PM

Was last week, but major conjunctions are rarely so very visible. Then you can be, 'This is the ecliptic of our solar system, according to which I'm on the *side* of Earth...

Feeling gravity's pull,
While they're reconstructing the fables....

You Tube

03-15-2012, 02:31 PM	#1
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491	Venus and Jupiter put on spectacular planetary show Venus and Jupiter put on spectacular show - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com Jupiter is on the left and Venus is on the right in this picture, taken by Marek Nikodem of Szubin, Poland, at nightfall on March 12. "They are like two lanterns illuminating the darkness," Nikodem told SpaceWeather.com. "It's a wonderful sight."

03-15-2012, 02:44 PM	#3
jogiba Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Millstone,NJ Posts: 6,491 Original Poster	It could be a telephoto shot since Jupiter and Venus are much larger than any stars in the western sky after sunset. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120313-conjunction-venus-jup...space-science/ http://digitaljournal.com/article/321088 Last edited by jogiba; 03-15-2012 at 02:51 PM.

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mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	So HOW do you get the two planets to appear large like that with the rest of the stars at their normal size WITHOUT doing some creative work on the computer? I'm curious.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Quote: So HOW do you get the two planets to appear large like that with the rest of the stars at their normal size WITHOUT doing some creative work on the computer? My guess is they are so bright compared to the stars around them that they actually get over exposed and expanded for that reason. I turned off the auto-focus and manual focussed trying to correct this to no avail. That's just the way they come out.. one from my house. Many of the stars you see here, we couldn't see with the naked eye, and the planets appear bigger than they appeared to the naked eye.

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mtansley Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,139	Very clever work. Judging from your location, light pollution isn't a big factor.

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Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Oh man, these photos make me want to just go out somewhere far from civilization to look at a nice star-filled sky! Over here all I see is clouds, pollution, lamplights, and passing airplanes

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patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Originally posted by Na Horuk passing airplanes +1 I live in line with three different airports One a half mile, one 10 miles, and the third 25 miles from my house. I am in the landing pattern for all three

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patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,458	Originally posted by Na Horuk explains your avatar! Well it is better looking than me.

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