23 December 2007

Way too cold to get out the scope

For a day that saw temps in the mid-60's, the windchill and wind gusts this evening made for a near-impossible telescope setup to view the Mars-Moon conjuction. We're talking wind gusts 35-40 mph and temps in the low 30s . . . way too cold for this backyard sky hunter. So, I broke out the trusty Canon PS2 and tried a few "free hand shots" of the conjunction (see below). The larger photo was taken at 15X - a bit unsteady, but clearly Mars show up as a red planet. Maybe Christmas Eve will offer clear heavens and less wind to contend with - I'd love to shoot this scene through the telescope lens.

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