Shooting Time-Lapse
Tag: dawn
ISON, Mercury and Saturn in the Dawn
Not quite the dramatic comet in the dawn shot I was hoping for. The comet is just barely able to compete with the dawn glow. Still, a beautiful morning.
Waiting to see what fate holds in store for this dirty snowball as it travels through the hell of the solar corona. I will try another photo session after perihelion.
Jupiter Appears in the Dawn
This week will see the reappearance of Jupiter in the dawn sky. This morning the planet will be 10° above the rising Sun, climbing quickly higher each morning. Look for a bright, -2 magnitude object directly above the bright glow of dawn.
Over the next couple weeks there will be a nice series of conjunctions between Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and the Moon.
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter
A nice trio will grace the dawn tomorrow, the morning of June 17th. Three bright objects will be visible just before sunrise. A brilliant Venus will be 14° above the horizon at sunrise. Above Venus will be a very thin crescent Moon, only 4% illuminated, will be 4° above Venus. About 8° above Venus will be Jupiter, shining brightly at -2.0 magnitude. Thus Jupiter will be the first to rise, at 04:02HST. Sunrise will occur about 05:43, leaving plenty of time to enjoy this bright conjunction.
Crescent Moon at Dawn
