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Jupiter and Venus. Image Credit Kevin Jung
Though the skies may be a bit cloudy in some parts of the world, it did not prevent our awesome readers from taking a shot of the wonderful view of the conjunction of planets Venus and Jupiter. Here are some amazing photos of the planetary conjunction.
Above is a close-up image of the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter as seen by Kevin Jung in West Michigan on March 12, 2012. The image was shot using a Canon 40D DLSR piggybacked to a equatorally-driven telescope, a 70-200mm f/2.8 lens at 200mm, f/8.0. It was a 30 second exposure. Here’s a link to Kevin’s Flickr page.
More images below!
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction as seen from Japan. Image Credit: Jason Hill
Jason Hill took this image of Venus and Jupiter in Hachimantai, Japan on March 13, 2012. Orion can also be seen in the top left together with a nice view of Mt.Iwate in the bottom left. Jason used a Canon EOS 50D camera.
Venus and Jupiter share the twilight sky with Pleiades, Hyades, and Orion. Image Credit: Tavi Greiner
Tavi Greiner took this photo of the planetary conjunction together with Pleiades, Hyades, and Orion on March 12, 2012 in North Carolina.
Planetary Conjunction. Image Credit: Rick Stankiewicz
Rick Stankiewicz captured this image from Ontario, Canada.
“I stopped on my way home from a meeting this evening (March 13th) and caught the reflection of this celestial pairing reflected in a patch of open water south of Peterborough (Cty. Rd.#35, south of Assumption). Not even the light pollution of the city could detract from this brilliant pair. With Venus now shining at about -4.5 magnitude and Jupiter at about -2.1 mag., their 3 degree conjunction
is making for a wonderful site from anywhere.”
Rick used a tripod mounted Canon 400D and Sigma 28mm lense; ISO 800; 10 sec. exp. and f/4.0.
Venus and Jupiter from Israel. Image Credit: gadied
Gadied of the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum posted this image of the conjunction as seen from Israel. Here’s a link to gadied’s website.
Venus-Jupiter Conjunction from Orlando, Florida. Image Credit: Hellobozos
This image was taken by Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum member Hellobozos on March 12, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.
Venus and Jupiter at Twilight. Image Credit: Jacob Marchio
Jacob Marchio captured this image from Opelika, AL. He used a Canon SD1300 IS camera with the following specs: ISO 80, 8 second exposure.
Venus and Jupiter with Meteor. Image Credit: Robert Sparks
This pictures was taken by Robert Sparks from Windy Point near Tucson, Arizona. The 30sec exposure was also able to capture a meteor streak. Robert used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi camera.
Venus and Jupiter with the Aurora. Image Credit: eoropaidh
John under the Flickr username, eoropaidh captured this beautiful picture of the conjunction together with the Aurora on March 15, 2012 in Ness, Scotland. He used a Canon EOS 1000D in taking the photo.
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