A conjunction between the moon and any planet is a monthly event. Not rare but always a pleasure. This post will be updated with photos and reports about Jupiter and moon conjunctions:
2016-03-22: The moon is further away from Jupiter but rose just below it giving a chance for interesting compositions:
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| The moon and Jupiter 22/3/16 |
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| The moon and Jupiter 22/3/16 |
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| The moon and Jupiter 22/3/16 |
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The moon and Jupiter 22/3/16
Can you see my shadow?
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2016-Mar-21
There was a not-so-close conjunction.
I first saw (and photoed) Jupiter about 10 minutes before sunset (17:45 15:45 UT), the distance to the moon was about 5 degrees:
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| The moon 17:45 |
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| The moon and faint Jupiter (Bottom left) |
And two other photos from 21:00 am (1900 UT) the distance is shorter, just 4 degree. The moon is the same but the background is completely black adding more contrast
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| The moon 21:00 |
This photo is a single exposure. Jupiter is big enouch and bright enough to seen as a small disc with a yellow/orange color (You might need to enlarge the photo). As you can see I manage to capture both of them at the maximum zoom possible.
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| The moon and faint Jupiter (Bottom left) |
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The pair will get closer during the night.
2016-01-27
Less than 2 degrees
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| 2016-01-27 - Moon and Jupiter |
