On the first day of December I went out and took pictures of Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon. The three of them were the closest they will be for at least five years.
Tonight I went out and took pictures of them again, plus Mercury this time. Except they were in two pairs rather than one group. Venus and the Moon were very close together and rather high in the sky still. But near the horizon Mercury and Jupiter were also close together.
I took these pictures on my way home from buying milk. I like getting something in the foreground if I can, and this saguaro was perfect. I took the picture of Mercury (on the left) and Jupiter from the far side of the street. Then I crossed the street to line up Venus and the Moon with the same cactus. Venus and the Moon were high enough that I needed to use my flash to see the cactus against the darker sky. And unfortunately my camera wasn’t quite sure what to focus on for those pictures.
But the two pairs were fun to see.
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Hah! It just dawned on me how to get rid of the slight movement on my camera when I push the shutter button that causes a bit of motion when I’m taking pictures of the stars – set the timer! I was thinking I would need a remote or something like that. No. I can just set the timer, even to just a second or two, just long enough for me to push the button and get my hand away before the picture takes. I’ll have to try that next time.
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