Venus and the Moon May 19th

What a beautiful sight tonight. The young moon with the dazzling planet Venus.

www.kerryastronomyclub.com/graphics/moon/070519venusmoon.jpg
and for a larger version.
The clouds were never too far away. This image was taken at about 23:15 and you can just make out the star in Gemini under Venus.

That's a lovely pic, can I ask what equipment you used to take it?

Bart.

It was a pretty cool sight alright.

They just showed it on the NASCAR coverage during a lull in the race.

Great shot Michael.

I think that small amount of cloud under the moon adds a little touch of mystery.

Paul

Thanks for the compliments,

That's a lovely pic, can I ask what equipment you used to take it?

Canon 300D, Sigma 300 mm @ f5.6 lens ISO 800, 1.0 sec exposure.

Oh a pair of sewing threads across the lens hood for the diffraction spikes!

Sorry, just noticed that the link to the

and for a larger version.

was only pointing to the same version, corrected now.
See www.kerryastronomyclub.com/graphics/moon/070519venusmoon_b.jpg