At the last day of October I sketched a beautiful conjunction between the Moon, Jupiter and Aldebaran. The building in the foreground was my holiday-resort (illuminated by a streetlight), a renovated farm from 1669. By chance: in the first months of 1669 Jupiter was also next to Aldebaran in the sky. So the first inhabitants could have witnessed a similar conjunction. To add some more history: the location was less than 10 km from Middelburg, the town where the telescope was invented!
Clear skies
Jef De Wit
Location: Biggekerke, Netherlands (51°29’ N 3°31’ E)
Date and time: 31 October 2012 around 19.30 UT
Equipment: naked eye
Medium: pastel pencils and soft pastels on black paper (A4), Jupiter and Aldebaran were brightened with Paint
Jef,
It is nice to see this fine sketch here to be appreciated by a larger audience.
Frank 🙂
Now Jef, that’s what I call a masterpiece. If I had your talent I would frame this outstanding pastelwork.
An the history that goes with it is very nice indeed!
Jean
Hi Jef
Nice pastel and lovely atmosphere.
I know this area, between VeerseMeer and the North Sea, not so easy there to have a clear sky!
I regularly look at your work (and this one of JeanB…) on CloudyNights, it’s always a piece of peace…
Michel