Astrophotography by Eddie Guscott
The Grand Alignment of 2002
For a couple of weeks during May of 2002, the 5 brightest planets lined up along the ecliptic after sunset.
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Planetary Conjunction - The Grand Alignment of 2002 |
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For a couple of weeks during May of 2002, the 5 brightest planets lined up along the ecliptic after sunset. |
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TOP PICTURE:
| Date/Location: | Thaxted, Essex 5th May, 2002 |
| Equipment: | Zuiko 28mm lens |
| Camera/Exposure: | Olympus OM10 camera / E200 slide film |
| Processing: | Scanned with Minolta D'Image Scan Duall II @ 2700dpi, post processed with Photoshop 6 |
| Notes: | From upper left to lower right centre: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury and of course, the Earth (6 planets in 1 picture) |
LOWER PICTURE:
| Date/Location: | Stonehenge, Wiltshire 14th May, 2002 |
| Equipment: | Zuiko 28mm lens |
| Camera/Exposure: | Olympus OM10 camera / E200 slide film |
| Processing: | Scanned with Minolta D'Image Scan Duall II @ 2700dpi, post processed with Photoshop 6 |
| Notes: | My second evening at Stonehenge - the first (evening of the 13th May), was too cloudy and no pictures obtained. On this evening, a 2 day old moon joined (from upper left to loer right centre) Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn & Mercury (look carfeully and you can see them all) |
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