MORNING CONJUNCTION

Location:  Side yard, Little Lepreau, NB, Canada

Date Time:  February 1, 2019 0720-0735 hrs

Weather:  Breezy, some passing, dark clouds moving eastward, -14C with a reported windchill of -28C.

Equipment:  Canon Rebel with 18-55 mm and 75-300 mm lenses.  Images processed on Photobucket.com

Attendance:  David McCashion

Report:

• Over the last few days of January into early February, there has been an early morning conjunction of a waning crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter.  It has created some interest on the internet.
• Venus was much brighter than Jupiter, but both were clearly visible, even in the early morning light.  Was bitterly cold imaging.

Focal length 55 mm, ISO 100, 1 sec, f/13

• Waning crescent moon was very low in the South East.

Focal length 300 mm, ISO 100, 1/2 sec, f/16