Moon and Venus were only 2 degrees apart on March 26th, 2012. Jupiter was below both of them and set first. Nikon D700, D300 and GoPro HD2 cam. Taken on Long Island NY. Music is Total Eclipse by The Alan Parson’s Project.
Moon and Venus were only 2 degrees apart on March 26th, 2012. Jupiter was below both of them and set first. Nikon D700, D300 and GoPro HD2 cam. Taken on Long Island NY. Music is Total Eclipse by The Alan Parson’s Project.
Hi! Loved the video. I was lucky enough to spot the moon and Venus right close next to it this evening. Another object in the sky caught my eye as well – maybe you could help me identify it? I don’t know too much about the night sky.
It was to the left of the moon and Venus tonight, and a bit lower – much further away. It was a less brilliant (but still very noticeable) red star(?) or was it Jupiter?
I’m in Brooklyn, NY. My area does not have too much light at night so that’s good for me.
Steph, Since you’re in Brooklyn there’s a lot of light pollution from the city. I’m in the same boat on western Long Island. That means we can only see the brighter stars and planets. If it’s an obvious red star and to the left of where the moon was last night, bright enough to be seen it had to be either: A bright reddish star in the constellation of Taurus the bull, OR a bright reddish star in Orion the Hunter. If it was the one in Taurus it’s name is Aldebaran. The red star in Orion would Betelgeuse (pronounced Beetle-juice). I double checked with a friend of mine, Len up in Massachusetts who was out taking pictures of the sky last night, too. We feel confident that your star is one of these two. The other really red object, planet Mars, was all the way on the other side of the sky last night in the East.
Jim
You are brilliant! Amazing video!
Thank you MB