After work tonight, I stuck around the Groton area to photograph the conjunction of three solar system bodies – the Moon, Jupiter and Venus – in the evening sky. Luckily the clouds cooperated again and I was able to get some decent shots of the trio in the sky.
While along the Thames, I got a few various shots of what I came for – the trio of planets – along with a couple shots of Shaw’s Cove, Thames River draw and the USCG’s Barque Eagle. And without further adieu, here they all are!
A seagull glides past the conjunction of the Moon, Venus & JupiterREF#:20081201-_MG_6553.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM MacroView in the gallery | A seagull glides past the conjunction of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter |
A twilight view of the USCG barque EagleREF#:20081201-_MG_6569.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM MacroView in the gallery | A twilight view of the USCG barque Eagle |
An Amtrak regional rolls across Shaw's CoveREF#:20081201-_MG_6573.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM MacroView in the gallery | An Amtrak regional rolls across Shaw's Cove |
An Amtrak regional rolls across the Thames River drawbridge at nightREF#:20081201-_MG_6576.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DCView in the gallery | An Amtrak regional rolls across the Thames River drawbridge at night |
The Thames River drawbridge at nightREF#:20081201-_MG_6579.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DCView in the gallery | The Thames River drawbridge at night |
A darker view of the Moon, Venus & JupiterREF#:20081201-_MG_6582.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO HSM MacroView in the gallery | A darker view of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter |
The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New LondonREF#:20081201-_MG_6584.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DCView in the gallery | The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New London |
The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New London and the Thames RiverREF#:20081201-_MG_6587.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DCView in the gallery | The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New London and the Thames River |
The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New LondonREF#:20081201-_MG_6592.jpgTaken with -
Canon EOS 40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DCView in the gallery | The trio of the Moon, Venus & Jupiter sets over New London |
Thanks for looking!
Tom
Awww man. I saw the planets last ngiht and was hoping you woudl drag your telescope out and get us some nice pictures.
Heh… Naw, all three never would have fit in the telescope at once. 2,000mm focal length is a quite tight field of view…
Nice work Tom!
but seeing Jupiter would have been cool.
Thanks Nick!
John – Yeah, I know, it would have been cool…I’ll have to lug the monster out sometime soon…
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