Venus-Jupiter Conjunction (July 1)

Here are my shots of the close planetary pairing of Venus and Jupiter.

 Under-exposed to reveal the crescent Venus and the bands on Jupiter

 Exposed to reveal three of the Galilean moons (Europa hidden in Jupiter's shadow)

My June 30 shots can be seen at the previous post or as featured in AWB.

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction

Tonight will be the closest planetary pairing between Jupiter and Venus (0.3 degrees apart) after a very long period. This conjunction of the two planets is believed as one of the likeliest candidates for the 'Star of Bethlehem'.

A lot of amateur and professional astronomers throughout the world have been observing these two as they get closer and closer each night. I have planned to document their displacement in the night sky however cloudy skies have been dominant as of late.

Here are my images taken as of last night (June 30).

Note:

Unfortunately, my close-up image was plagiarized last night. The copyright was cropped out and the levels edited, but you could still tell it was my image from the distinct features (besides I have the RAW). You may share my images but please retain the image credits and do not claim it as your own.

More January events

Here are some January Night Sky Events:

1 - Partial Lunar Eclipse (3:23 AM)
3 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peak (4:66 PM)
15 - New Moon (3:11 PM)
- Partial Solar Eclipse (5:02 PM)
30 - Full Moon (2:17 PM)

Enjoy and Clear skies to all!

Meteor Shower

July's meteor shower will be the Delta Aquarids meteor shower.
Peak: July 28 10:09
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Constellation: Aquarius