A foggy conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Sketch and details by Carlos E. Hernandez
Our weather in has been very overcast and wet lately but I was able to view the Waxing Crescent Moon (6.6 days old) and Jupiter (-2.29m) over my southwestern sky among haze on November 23, 2009 at 06:30 PM EST (23:30 U.T.). The scene was eerie in my Oberwerk 11 x 56 mm binoculars. The Moon appeared to glow in a nest of light clouds and haze with Jupiter a pastel orange beacon to the south. I am convinced that I spotted a Galilean satellite, most probably Ganymede (4.97m) west of Jupiter at the edge of it’s glare. The inset shows what I observed (the satellite is a little brighter than visible to show it better). I hope that others were able to view this event.
A digital image produced using Pixelmator.
Carlos E. Hernandez
Wow, Carlos! I remember that night very well as I was out staring at exactly the same scene under the same conditions! You captured it perfectly!
Peter
Carlos this is very clever indeed, delivering a beautiful and stunningly realistic result.
Dale 🙂
Carlos,
A beautiful capture in the haze.
Frank