Some selected planet images. Unless otherwise indicated, images prior to 2016 were taken with a Meade 8" LX200-ACF telescope and images beginning in 2016 were taken with a Meade 12" LX600. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.
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Daytime Venus-Moon Conjunction
25 February 2012
D7000 DSLR
300mm lens |
Moon-Jupiter Conjunction
21 January 2013
D7000 DSLR
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Venus (L) and Uranus (R) conjunction
4 March 2015
D7000 DSLR
1/10sec, ISO 3200
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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Venus-Neptune Conjunction 0.4°
12 January 2017
D7200 DSLR
Prime Focus |
Venus-Uranus Conjunction (4')
28 March 2018
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
Saturn-Mars Conjunction (1.3°) & M22
1 April 2018
D850 DSLR
FL 600mm |
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Mars-Mercury Conjunction 18'
18 June 2019
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
Venus-Neptune 18' Conjunction
27 January 2020
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus |
Venus and the Pleiades
3 April 2020
D850 DSLR
f/22, 30 seconds, ISO 1600
Focal Length 600mm |
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Venus and the Pleiades
2 & 3 April 2020
D850 DSLR
f/22, 30 seconds, ISO 1600
Focal Length 600mm |
Venus-Mercury Conjunction
21 May 2020
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 13' 09"
19 December 2020
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 2X Powermate |
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Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 09" Daytime
21 December 2020
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Afocal 174X |
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 22"
21 December 2020
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 22" Composite Comparison
21 December 2020
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Afocal 81X |
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Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 26' 01"
11 February 2021
iPhone 11 Pro Max
Afocal 81X |
Moon-Venus Conjunction 1°14'
12 May 2021
D850 DSLR
f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 1600
Focal Length 600mm |
Venus-Mercury Conjunction 24'08"
28 May 2021
D850 DSLR
Prime Focus |
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Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 2°11'
27 February 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max |
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 1°12'
28 February 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max |
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 1°12' thru clouds
28 February 2023
D850 DSLR
f/8, 1/4sec, ISO 400, FL 600mm (cropped) |
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Venus-Jupiter Conjunction 30'
1 March 2023
iPhone 13 Pro Max |
Moon and Venus Conjunction (1°07')
5 August 2024
iPhone 15 Pro Max
Camera app (5X lens) |
Moon and Venus Conjunction (1°07')
5 August 2024
D850 DSLR
f/6.3, 1/4sec, ISO 1000, FL 600mm |
