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« on: October 07, 2009, 11:15:33 pm » |
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Thanks to the IAU's decision on Pluto, photographing all the planets has never been easier  Five this morning.....   And the other three this evening...   Enjoy! Paul. |
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« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 11:36:55 pm » |
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Now that's an excellent achievement Paul. I don't think I've ever seen that done on a forum before.
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« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2009, 12:02:07 am » |
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Thats an excellent result Paul! I had thought about it earlier when I saw Jupiter but it clouded over on me and I turned my attention to the moon and Pleiades as that was the only part of the sky with any clearness. It's a great result and congrats on getting it! Here's one I got this morning of the three planets, another image is on another thread.  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2009, 12:25:39 am » |
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Great images Paul, something to be very proud of. But I still feel sorry for Pluto!
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« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2009, 06:54:34 am » |
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Impressive Paul!
Must be a good omen - i've JUST seen venus for the first time since she was in the eastern sky earlier in the year. I have a large hill to the east of me and just looked out of the window and noticed Venus had finally cleared the top of it at 6.454am. Tomorrow morning clear skies allowing will have to be a binocular view mw thinks!
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« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2009, 09:23:03 am » |
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Nicely done Paul
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« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2009, 11:34:12 am » |
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Well done Paul! I have managed a few times to visually do the same, but never to photograph all 8. P.S. Imho, you'd better write "Earth" in front of your house, and not in front of the sky background  |
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« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2009, 07:15:00 am » |
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Great shots Martin!  |
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« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2009, 11:34:06 am » |
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Thanks very much Mark |
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« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2009, 12:03:11 pm » |
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Very nice work Martin, I like the "harvest" theme in the week of the Harvest Moon!
And yes, the autumn chill is very much with us - although I am not getting frosts on the coast yet, I am seeing it in the fields on the way to work.
Paul.
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2009, 12:52:10 pm » |
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Thanks very much Paul. Maybe a few more mornings with these planets is in order I think, I would like to see the crescent Moon joining the scene. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2009, 08:04:44 pm » |
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What a lovely flat horizon you have there Martin. I certainly admire you venturing out at that time when there is now a definite chill in the air and getting some great compositions for your efforts.
My sky eventually cleared this morning and I only kept watch from my garden. Alas the trees to the east prevented me from seeing Mercury and Saturn - and even Venus was only poking above the treetops when I decided to retire.
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« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2009, 08:38:28 pm » |
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Thanks very much Andy. Don't loose faith though because the show is not over yet. The waning Moon will join the planets in the morning sky very soon, and with high pressure moving over the UK again soon, you could have some nice crisp nights and perhaps a moody foggy foreground to compliment the scene. Let's hope so anyway. I don't want to jinx it. |
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