The Crescent Moon and Jupiter above Philadelphia
May 12, 2013
Cooper River
Park, Collingswood, NJ
Center-city Philadelphia buildings at 8:42 pm EDT, 36 minutes after sunset. Canon EOS 6D digital SLR camera and Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod) at 200 mm focal length. Exposed 1/10 second at f/4.5, ISO 1600.
The moon and Jupiter are 6° apart as they hover above center city at 8:48 pm EDT. The three-day-old crescent moon is at 17.5° altitude and 281° azimuth, Jupiter is at 15.5° altitude and 287° azimuth (nominally west-northwest). Canon EOS 6D digital SLR camera and Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod) at 70 mm focal length. Exposed 1/10 second at f/4.5, ISO 1600.
Close-up of moon and Jupiter at 9:04 pm EDT. Canon EOS 6D digital SLR camera and Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod) at 135 mm focal length. Exposed 1/4 second at f/5.6, ISO 3200. Above-right of the moon is Zeta Tauri and in the upper-right corner is Beta Tauri (or Alnath), which are the horn tips of Taurus the Bull. Mouseover for labels.
The view at 9:06 pm EDT, one hour after sunset, with the Cooper River Plaza apartment building in Pennsauken, NJ, on the right. The moon is now at 14° altitude and Jupiter is at 12° altitude. Canon EOS 6D digital SLR camera and Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod) at 70 mm focal length. Exposed 1/4 second at f/5.6, ISO 3200.
The final image at 9:17 pm EDT (a larger view of the same image on the SJAstro home page). Canon EOS 6D digital SLR camera and Canon 70-200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod) at 100 mm focal length. Exposed 1/4 second at f/5.6, ISO 3200.
