Camping in the Backyard

On July 17, one of my sons and I camped out in the backyard. I pulled the 100mm f/6 out for a look at Jupiter and saw Ganymede about to move behind the planet. I watched until I could see the tiny bulge of the moon sit on Jupiter's edge like a profile of a mole on the planet's face, and then I turned in for the night. The almost full moon cast shadows on the back of the house. Image with XTi, ISO 200, 15-seconds, brightened up a bit.

Luna

This is Luna with the XTi through the AT66ED, a 400mm f/6 lens. The image was taken late in the evening of the 13th.

Mars & Saturn II

Here is another development of the same shot, with more careful processing. I subtracted a dark from this one and stretched it primarily in Nebulosity. It is the same data, but the result is smoother in this one, I think.

Mars & Saturn Over and to the Left of Leo's Head

Here's a 30-second shot at ISO 200, complete with airplane.

More Images of the Alignment

And here are the larger, lighter versions.

Saturn Mars Regulus Luna II

Here are more views of the July 5th alignment, at various ISO settings and exposures.

Saturn Mars Regulus Luna - July 5th

Here's what they looked like last night, in that order, with clouds moving by. The image only begins to do justice to the real thing. Canon XTI, 8-second exposure at ISO 800, resized.