
What did you see in the sky tonight?
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- Theoretic Apothekitty
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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
I'm happy we both had a clear view. I'd like to invest in a phone/binoccular adapter because that sight was splendid. 

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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Fred and Chris, you've shown us such superb pictures lately!
Love your Moon shot with the Lady in the Moon showing so clearly, Fred. And Chris, your portrait of galaxy M63 is just wonderful!
But, hey - we are all allowed to post our little efforts here, aren't we?
So here goes. This is the first time I've managed to photograph a thin crescent moon and made it look actually thin! Wo-hoo!!!
As the sky grew darker, I just couldn't make the crescent Moon look so thin. Talk about pixel bleeding!
Oh, and... I have to show you this...
Can't you see? It's obviously the Pleiades!
Ann

But, hey - we are all allowed to post our little efforts here, aren't we?
So here goes. This is the first time I've managed to photograph a thin crescent moon and made it look actually thin! Wo-hoo!!!
As the sky grew darker, I just couldn't make the crescent Moon look so thin. Talk about pixel bleeding!
Oh, and... I have to show you this...

Can't you see? It's obviously the Pleiades!

Ann
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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Sometimes it's hard to know what a photo can be made to realize. When I was trying to photograph Jupiter and Venus from inside our house, an out-of-focus image seemed to contain unexpected detail of Jupiter. This post and the others were very helpful to alleve my wishfulness. It does make me curious how much detail a skilled digital reconstructionist could glean from a flawed image.

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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Fred the Cat wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:47 amSometimes it's hard to know what a photo can be made to realize.
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When I was trying to photograph Jupiter and Venus from inside our house, an out-of-focus image seemed to contain unexpected detail of Jupiter.
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This post and the others were very helpful to alleve my wishfulness. It does make me curious how much detail a skilled digital reconstructionist could glean from a flawed image.![]()
Looks fine to me, Ron!

Only problem is... The light-colored stripe across the face of Jupiter in your picture is found just where the dark North Equatorial Belt is supposed to be located!
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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Okay, crappy picture. And not a very impressive display. But I did see some noctilucent clouds last night.
I woke up at midnight, having been asleep since about ten. I stumbled out into my kitchen, took a quick peek outside, noticed a brightening at the horizon which shouldn't be there, grabbed my mobile, took a picture and stumbled back to bed again.
And some noctilucent clouds were there alright!
Ann
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Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
A beautiful picture! I love the mixture of clouds with the sky, Some people prefer to have an all clear sky for observing, and for a good reason, but the presence of a couple of clouds make me feel I'm actually on Earth, and I'm looking at this giant universe from my small planet (If you know what I mean)Ann wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2023 6:25 pm Noctilucent clouds June 4 to 5 2023.jpg
Okay, crappy picture. And not a very impressive display. But I did see some noctilucent clouds last night.
I woke up at midnight, having been asleep since about ten. I stumbled out into my kitchen, took a quick peek outside, noticed a brightening at the horizon which shouldn't be there, grabbed my mobile, took a picture and stumbled back to bed again.
And some noctilucent clouds were there alright!
Ann
I love your picture, but I guess a power outage would have made it even prettier
