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Jupiter and Main Moons

Jupiter and Main Moons
Jupiter and Main Moons

Jupiter and Main Moons with a bit of intentionally blank space … Excuse the text…

Galileo Galilei has made Many Contributions to science but one of the biggies was the discovery of 4 moons/satellites orbiting the bright Planet Jupiter. Galileo observed that the “stars” moved along with Jupiter in the sky. Seemly carried along with the bigger/brighter star. The moons were all lined up like ducks in a row. Just a week ago in 1610, he was gazing through an “astronomic instrument” . He had noticed those “stars moved apparently around” Jupiter. Several noted historically famous astronomers were enjoying the new fangled contraption. We call it a telescope. They failed to receive credit because Galileo’s work was more precise and accurate, he got the glory.

This arrangement is the worlds largest clock “on the wall” literally. Those moons move like clockwork. Galileo discovered this phenomena. Jupiter Moon time schedules in the form of books remained in use for hundreds of years. By looking at where the moons of Jupiter emerge or disappear. You can literally tell a good accurate time for use in navigation on ships. This works on Land too with Lewis and Clark using Jupiter and it’s moons to tell the exact time. They were in a sea of grass but the sextant works every bit as well there. You need to know the exact time to properly use a sextant to determine your position on the globe.

In this photo, I timed it for Europe just emerging from behind Jupiters shadow at that precise moment of time. Then I could have taken a sextant to give me Latitude and longitude. The sextant is used to measure angles between the horizon and astronomic objects.

Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch Driveway, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)

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Comet 46P and 2 Geminid Meteors from Dec 2018

Comet 46P and 2 Geminid Meteors from Dec 2018
Comet 46P and 2 Geminid Meteors from Dec 2018

Comet 46P and 2 Geminid Meteors from Dec 2018

It’s not too often I get out my 12 inch Meade LX-200 (100 pounds assembled), with a Sony Alpha 7RII attached to the 1600 mm setup (widest) December 2019, in the cold and snow. When I do, it will be chasing comets I can resolve…. This one was sort of my Naked eye visible but this is a several minute time exposure at a low ISO tracking with the polaris aligned big fast scope.

The comet is the big blob just above center. It’s coming right at you so it is a bright nucleus surrounded by the tail which is trailing exactly behind the core.

Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková is a short-period comet discovered by Minoru Honda December 3, 1948. It is named after Minoru Honda, Antonín Mrkos, and Ľudmila Pajdušáková. The object revolves around the Sun on an elliptical orbit with a period of 5.25 years.

I actually photographed Halley’s comet extensively back in 1986 when it came by the earth on its long period of every 75 years. 2061 is a long time away. I have a print on the wall but I’ll be durned if I know where the negative is lol.

My skies are darker now but I don’t shoot a lot of night stuff so this is sort of a rarity for my camera time. I do this kind of stuff just a few times a year if I can work it in. Just have to sleep sometime lol.

Location: Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.

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1/4th of a Crescent Moon @ 6400mm

1/4th of a Crescent Moon @ 6400mm
1/4th of a Crescent Moon @ 6400mm

This Image is about 1/4 of the Crescent moon, using a 6400mm telescope… It takes 16 of these photos to cover the surface of the moon and make a photomosaic. The resultant composite is a HUGE file and could be printed 5 by 3 feet I think lol. I have yet to come by that image and repost it to get it on my gallery.

Location: Looking up, Bliss DInosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands.

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