The weather was cold and clear in Kitimat at the end of October, which give me three days of opportunity to photograph the full Hunter’s Moon that was also close to the planet Jupiter.
The close shots of the Moon and Jupiter were shot with my Sony Alpha 7II and a Sigma 100-499mm lens (not a telescope). Wider shots with a couple of other Sony cameras.
Moon rise October 27
The moon rises over my front yard, with Jupiter the small white dot to the left.Jupiter through a telephoto lens. (Robin Rowland)A closer image of Jupiter (Robin Rowland)
Moonrise October 28
The moon rising over Albatross Ave, Kitimat, with Jupiter a faint dot to the lower left. (Robin Rowland)The moon and Jupiter exposed so the details of the moon are visible. Jupiter is faint dot to the lower centre left. (Robin Rowland)The moon and Jupiter exposed so that Jupiter is more visible (Robin Rowland)
Moonset October 29
Jupiter is about to set in the mountains overlooking Kitimat. (Robin Rowland)The moon over the mountains later that morning. (Robin Rowland)The Hunter’s Moon about to set. (Robin Rowland)
First flaring from the LNG Canada tower, afternoon of Sept. 1, 2024. Three in colour with one converted to black and white. Later evening shots and a morning shot from Sept. 2 LNG Canada describes this as “low level” flaring as part of its “safe startup” program and will continue for several weeks. […]
August was a good month for sky shooting. We had a couple of nights when the sky was clear enuogh for shooting the aurora borealis or nothern lights as the sun is at high activity at the moment. These are all shot from my back deck, which is not an ideal location with city […]