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[katodog]

I tried to catch the Moon and Saturn together, but during the daylight I couldn't find Saturn, and the clouds were playing around. I got to take some shots of the Moon, but I don't feel like sorting through them right now. Maybe I'll do it at work tomorrow. I was hoping the clouds would part enough to let me get a few shots of the pair before I went to bed, but no dice.


At least here's one shot of the Moon and an airplane to tide you over unitl my lazy (another word for donkey) sorts out the other pics.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Kdog,

Now...that is quite cool!...

Perhaps I'll create a board in Astrophotography just for Lunar transits & passbys.

You know, you got to tell us the details on that Moon/aircraft shot.

Kudos.

[katodog]

No I don't. I don't have to tell ou anything. And you can't make me. I ain't talkin' copper, and there ain't nuthin' you can do to make me, see, Yeah, see. nuthin'!!!!

Well, let's see how much of a smart alec I can be today...


Professional Author version...

It was a warm evening, the breeze coming in from the west. There was a soothing calmness about the night, and the sounds of children playing could be heard off in the distance. The clouds were moving from southwest to northeast, and gave small hints of clears skies beyond. As I sat and pondered the days earlier events, the opportunity presented itself to make use of my camera, a wonderful design from the Fuji Corporation, as the Moon was peering at me through the subtle cloud cover. I removed the lens cover of my Fuji Finepix S5000 Digital Single Lens Reflex camera and aimed towards the Moon. The evening sky's target was producing a lovely view of lunar surfaces, and the ridges and craters looked very pleasing to the eye. I pressed the shutter release and continued with this process for quite a while. As the evening progressed, the cloud cover threatened to end my observing session early, but relief came in the form of a few sporadic clearings within the puffy clouds. As I viewed the lunar wonder, I noticed that, at almost clockwork intervals, aircraft of various types were moving in a path that would take them close to the Moon. So, as they flew by, and as some got close enough, I took the opportunity to utilize the camera again and obtained a few photos of the aircraft flying very near the Moon. It was quite an interesting evening, and I had hoped to take some photos of other objects in the sky, but the clouds soon prevailed and I had to take my equipment into the house for the evening.


Jerk answer...

I was wearing my work clothes, which consists of a black shirt and black pants. I had black socks and red underwear on (and yes, it was clean), and no shoes. I shaved the day before, so my head and face were smooth. I had a small spot of grease from work under the middle fingernail of my right hand, which was a pain to remove and I had to use the knife in my pocket to get rid of it completely. I was sitting outside with my daughter playing, and had the binoculars out to see if I could find Saturn. I was sitting in a white folding chair, with another folding chair to put my feet on. I used the binoculars to look at the Moon and scan around to find Saturn, but it was still way too bright out. So I got the camera and shot some pics of the Moon, and then decided to get the scope out. As I assembled the scope, the clouds started to roll by, but there were enough clear spots to make me stay out and shoot some pics of the Moon. My daughter shows a lot of interest in looking through the scope, so any chance I get I let her take a peek. She's pretty darned smart for a four year old. I was hoping to at least see Saturn and the Moon together in my AT80, but couldn't find Saturn until after the Sun started to set, and by then the clouds were starting to fill in. I had just enough time to take a few pics of Saturn through the AR6. During sitting out with the scope, I noticed tht some planes were coming close to the Moon, so I waited for the right one to come by and shot some pics of it as it got close to the Moon. Hence the previously submitted photo. During the evening, I took a break to have dinner, which was a very tasty pasta with tomatoes and pesto that my wife had made. I then grabbed a beer and headed back outside. It was pretty much the same thing for the remainder of the time I was out; I took some pictures ofthe Moon through the AR6, and a few more with just the camera, and decided to pack it up when the clouds filled in. When I got everything put away I uploaded the pics from the camera to the computer, but didn't feel like sorting through them. I dug around for the Moon/airplane pics and cropped one and submitted it here. After that I went to bed.



Short reply... The shot was taken with a Fuji S5000 DSLR at 22x zoom with my fat butt sitting on a chair.


;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

That will teach you to keep asking for details.

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

I like certain elements of the three.

Thanks for sharing.