Venus near Jupiter (6am,5th Nov)

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:39 pm

There will be a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on the morning of 5th November for those who might be bothered to take a look. "They’ll be separated by just over ½-degree, roughly the apparent width of the Moon (the width of your fist, held at arm’s length roughly corresponds to 10 degrees). "

Maybe if the sky is clear someone can try to take a photo and see how it turns out?

ariefm71 · Post by **ariefm71** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:33 am

had an enjoyable time this morning at 5am on these two objects, the sky was very clear...

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:09 pm

take a photo through scope or without scope? width of the moon, will be able to fit in field of view of a telescope right

wucheeyiun · Post by **wucheeyiun** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:11 pm

I saw them too, could see the jupiter's moons( at least 3 along the jupiter's equatorial axis) clearly. trying to snap a shot and post. hope i will not be shooting little dots again.

Yes sky very clear too, hoping tomorrow will be the same...

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 12:18 pm

Arief,

heh heh...

so did I.

take a photo through scope or without scope? width of the moon, will be able to fit in field of view of a telescope right

hlyf,

Worth a try through a scope. Try to catch four of Jupiter's moons!

hlyf · Post by **hlyf** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:38 pm

took a few photos too

no time to set up scope.

Dark Prince · Post by **Dark Prince** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 4:36 pm

Such a waste, I came to know about this conjunction a week too late. But I well, at least i can still see em, only now they're not so close anymore *shrug*

But on a lighter side...it's my first time seeing Jupiter *cheers* Hoorah! Hey I know how to spot Venus so at least that deserves a pat on the back? *grinz*

Yes...I'm an amateur, like real amateur astronomer. Interested but very limited knowledge. Still learning though.

And btw, nice pics.

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:27 pm

Take your time! Slowly learn and enjoy!

Wait till you see those planets through a telescope.

Check for postings regarding observation sessions this friday of saturday, and you can join us for a mini star party..

Post by **Airconvent** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:58 pm

Dark Prince wrote:Such a waste, I came to know about this conjunction a week too late. But I well, at least i can still see em, only now they're not so close anymore *shrug*

But on a lighter side...it's my first time seeing Jupiter *cheers* Hoorah! Hey I know how to spot Venus so at least that deserves a pat on the back? *grinz*

Yes...I'm an amateur, like real amateur astronomer. Interested but very limited knowledge. Still learning though.
And btw, nice pics.

Hi Dark Prince,
so you are finally here...as I said on the intranet, singastro is where you can learn the joys of astronomy... If you stay in Tampines, watch out for the regular sessions that our resident celebrity observer, weixing conducts . You can learn alot from this experienced astronomer...and take cool astrophotographs eventually..