Good evening, fellow stargazers!
Well my friends, due to cloudy and rainy conditions forecasted for this week I am uncertain if I will be able to capture any photos of the second Full Moon of the year (the Full Snow Moon) -- which falls on Wednesday, February 12th -- which will be lined up with the Constellation Leo The Lion and its brightest star Regulus closest to Luna.
Still, I went outside early last evening and could barely see the Waxing Gibbous Moon's silhouette and Luna's glorious shine through the breaks in the clouds. The early buds on the tree limbs overhead show that (six more weeks of winter, or not) spring was ready to arrive here in the South Carolina Piedmont. I did however notice that those clouds were moving fast and between them I got glimpses of the planets Mars and Jupiter near the Moon.
I quickly retrieved my camera and set up my tripod and captured two absolutely gorgeous shots of both "wandering stars" through the clouds.
The first photo shows the two planets glowing brightly with Luna's glow through the tree and clouds nearby -- Mars its small dull orange-red and Jupiter a bright white. In the second photo I captured some of the brightest nearby stars through the cloud cover overhead: the twins Castor and Pollux near Mars, large red Aldebaran near Jupiter, along with Capella, Elnath, and Procyon nearby.
Southern Fried Common Sense & Stuff
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Night Sky Photography -- 02-10-2025 -- Mars & Jupiter Seen Through The Clouds
I hope y'all enjoyed my photographic offerings for the evening. I hope to have some more night sky photos soon. I will still hope for clear skies to capture the moment,
but if I'm unable be sure to check the skies where y'all live and look
for Regulus next to the Full Snow Moon on Wednesday.
Labels:
Aldebaran,
Capella,
Castor,
Elnath,
Jupiter,
Mars,
Night Sky Photography,
Planetary Photography,
Pollux,
Procyon
Monday, February 10, 2025
Monday, February 03, 2025
Sunday, February 02, 2025
Various North American Birds In My Back Yard Feeder
Here are some of the photos I took of the lovely North American birds feeding in my back yard over the course of the last day of January and first day of February 2025. These include: Cardinals, Sparrows, Thrashers, Chickadees, Mourning Doves, and Finches -- all of which are common here in the Carolinas during this time of year here in the American South.
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