Mars & Moon tomorrow night

[havoc]

Just seen on the news - Mars due to be brightest for ~6 or 7 years. And tomorrow night has a decent chance of being clear for a large chunk of the country...

[muppetdave]

How do I know which is Mars?!

[beano500]

It'll help you work, rest and play.

Eh? - Oh sorry, wrong forum.....


..this the way out?

[cptsideways]

muppetdave said:

How do I know which is Mars?!

Its the little wee ornage'y colour one, in the e/s/e lower corner of the sky from about 8pm moving up & westerly as the night goes on.

[mybrainhurts]

cptsideways said:

Its the little wee ornage'y colour

You might need a doctor...

[havoc]

cptsideways said:

Its the little wee ornage'y colour one

Ah, so we need to be at Le Mans to see it!

[muppetdave]

Apparently it's a 'perigree moon' tonight too - the brightest full moon of the year, so I think that's going to be worth a play tonight.

[havoc]

muppetdave said:

Apparently it's a 'perigree moon' tonight too - the brightest full moon of the year, so I think that's going to be worth a play tonight.

Perigee (and the opposite is apogee) [/pedant mode]

[muppetdave]

My sincerest apologies, wasn't looking whilst I typed

[Woza]

it certainly is very bright out there.

how can you make a picture of the moon look good though (heads outside with his 70-300)

Woza.

[muppetdave]

Tonight's versions:

[LaserTam]

Not got time to get my gear out right now, but where I am there is an excellent view of both the moon, and what I am assuming is Mars which is towards the left of the moon (well it was 5 mins ago!).

[muppetdave]

I must be up or down the coast from you too LaserTam, great view here, and I assumed that's Mars to the left too

[TigerS6]

muppetdave said:

Tonight's versions:

Looks just like my version! lol

My photo of mars is less impressive... it's a dot.

[LikesBikes]

Damn, cloudy here tonight. In fact it feels like it might snow

[baz7175]

Alright for you lot - we've shedloads of snow, -2oC, loads of cloud cover and fairly strong winds to boot...no mars for us tonight...

[LaserTam]

just given it a go, but really not getting great results (first time I have tried taking moonies as it were). Not sharp enough. Never mind.

[DHA]

Was fine about 6 tonight, could see the moon and a very bright red dot which I assume was mars. Had my dinner. Went to go out and it has snowed and there is a lot of cloud now

[M-J-B]

Been clear all night and having read this thread I though I'll give it a go.

Got the 50D, 70-200 f2.8 + 1.4x II ready and out in the garden, remote ready and try to focus.....clouds appear, Moon and Mars go to bed for the night.........

Ah well, only 7 years to go.................

[Pete Baraka]

TigerS6 said:

muppetdave said:

Tonight's versions:

Looks just like my version! lol

er... Ditto



50D / 400mm / 100% crop

Pete