The two brightest planets in our Solar System, Venus and Jupiter, shining brightly like beacons in the sky as they joined for a conjunction in March 2012. The Sunset colours and clouds in the sky complete the scene in what was a stunning dusk and sunset.
Posts by Tag: Jupiter
Venus, Jupiter and the ISS over Tuggerah Lake
Last night, 13th March I was able to capture Venus, Jupiter and the International Space Station transiting just past the conjunction of the planets. It was a magnificent sight as my daughter Eliza and I watched the show over the serene Tuggerah Lake at Long Jetty.
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction at Gosford Waterfront
The Venus and Jupiter Conjunction during March 2012 is progressing nicely, as the pair of planets get closer together each night until around the 15th March, then slowly drift apart again. This image of the conjunction was captured last night on the 12th March 2012 at Gosford Waterfront.
Planet Conjunction Rising at Terrigal on May 15th, 2011
On the morning of the 15th May, I headed out to Terrigal and setup next to the Skillion to capture the stunning conjunction of Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. I was treated to a beautiful scene of crepuscular rays and managed to capture my favourite shot as I was knee deep in water after a large wave rushed in.
Planetary Conjunction Shuts Down the Sydney Harbour Bridge in May 2011
On May 13th 2011, the closest alignment of the conjunction of Venus, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter got lots of media attention. I was even interviewed for the local paper! But noone expected the beautiful alignment of planets in the sky on that Friday morning to close down the Harbour Bridge for over 2 hours! But that’s what happened!
Bateau Bay Beach and Planetary Conjunction in May 2011
As the May 2011 Conjunction of the Planets rolled on, the planets were getting closer together culminating in their closest approach on the 12th and 13th of May.
These images were captured on the 12th May at Bateau Bay Beach, a place I had scoped out earlier while doing some wedding shoot preparation for Kristy and Matt’s wedding.
Sydney Opera House and Planetary Conjunction at Dawn
In the early morning of the 5th May 2011, I lugged my camera gear to work to photograph a unique planetary conjunction in the pre-dawn sky over the Sydney Opera House. The conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury in the pre-dawn sky was taking place all throughout the month of May, and I had [...]
Ganymede and Callisto Close Approach Animation
Well this animation has been a long time coming. Back on the 5th July 2009, Ganymede and Callisto had a close approach – no occultation unfortunately, but it was still great to see them so close together. Ganymede, at 5,200km diameter (1.7 arcseconds) and Callisto at 4,800 km diameter (1.6 arcseconds) are both over 635 [...]
Jupiter at Opposition – 14th August 2009
I had some nice clear skies on the night of the 14th August, 2009 – when Jupiter was at opposition for the 2009 season. Being at opposition means the Sun, Earth and Moon form a straight line – and Jupiter is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit around the Sun, and it [...]
Jupiter with Io Transit and Animation – 8th August
On Saturday night 8th August, I was able to capture some images of Jupiter with Io and its shadow in transit. The seeing was just above average – good enough to capture albedo features on Io, including the dark polar regions in contrast against the cloud tops of Jupiter. The best image from the session [...]
About Me
My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of IceInSpace, and this is my personal blog site and image gallery.
Connect with Mike Salway
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
Purchase on Red Bubble
