Occultation of the Planet Venus by the Moon, May 16, 2010

[rodsky]

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nice one rod... mind if i post the youtube vid in my FB so my students would see it too?

Sure thing!

-RODION

[RiCLuM]

share sad ko.

[beyee]

OT: thnx rod

[rodsky]

Nice one riclum Judging from the distance of Venus to the moon, and the blue tint on the lower half, I'd say you took this shot between 6:50-7:05 PM.

[Chipmunk888]

Yes and diba the SX10is has video? You could have captured the moment of occultation (ang pag-disappear sa Venus, like in my video) in 80x full glory But still, there will always be a next time

BTW, sa katong mga nasuko/nanlagot nako, nga wala ko nag-warn or inform about this event, honestly I totally forgot about it, just got reminded of it on Facebook mga 20 minutes before the event, and I could not post anything in the internet kay nag-uli pa ko sa boarding house to get my tripod Sorry, next time I'll be more vigilant of events.

-RODION

uu, it has a vga video as well plus using its 80x digital zoom. although my nikon d90 has hd video pero akong telephoto lens kay mobo ra hehehe (sayang, wala ko kahibalo nga moving diay to ang bright object above the moon, ako unta to e rapid succeeding shots,instead ga long exposure ko >.<)

okay lang rod oi, hehehe. although ako unta ma inform mga fellow photo enthusiasts nga naay super telephoto lens or the super zoom(bridge) cameras; finding a good spot; preparing the equipments. and yes, naa gyud next time =)

thank you =)

[balolot]

wow.... i have seen it today. t'was very cool....

[rodsky]

sayang, wala ko kahibalo nga moving diay to ang bright object above the moon, ako unta to e rapid succeeding shots,instead ga long exposure ko >.<

Actually, three things are moving in the photos:

a) Venus

b) the Moon

c) The EARTH! Yes, garotate man ang earth, mao nga ga-kaanam ug os-os ang moon and Venus ganina, and then the Moon is revolving around the earth (mao nga ga-"atras" sya paingon sa area where Venus is) and Venus is also revolving around the sun...so nag-abot ra dyud sila in that spot in the sky

Yes, you could have done sequence shots, which was how I set up my bridge cam Nalibog gani ko if i-sequence na nako ang actual pag-disappear sa Venus, or i-video, but decided on the video kay mas "live" ang dating hehehe.

-RODION

[stew_griff]

no idea pod ko na mahitabo ni karon,,maayu nalang nakakita ko ug mga taw sa dan ng cge ug hangad,,mao d i to ilang nakita,,very nice.. rodz, nice vid..tnx

[Chipmunk888]

Actually, three things are moving in the photos:

a) Venus

b) the Moon

c) The EARTH! Yes, garotate man ang earth, mao nga ga-kaanam ug os-os ang moon and Venus ganina, and then the Moon is revolving around the earth (mao nga ga-"atras" sya paingon sa area where Venus is) and Venus is also revolving around the sun...so nag-abot ra dyud sila in that spot in the sky

Yes, you could have done sequence shots, which was how I set up my bridge cam Nalibog gani ko if i-sequence na nako ang actual pag-disappear sa Venus, or i-video, but decided on the video kay mas "live" ang dating hehehe.

-RODION

hahaha! tu-ud noh, wala gyud ko kahunahuna kay na allured pod ko sa nahitabo >.< it was my first time seeing it and its very lovely indeed.

[rodsky]

Just think, thousands of years ago, when there was no such thing as science, a "holy man" who kept a record of such occultations (based on earlier monk's observations of the movements of the moon and planets), could have announced something like this:

"People of this town! Tonight, you should repent for your sins! If you don't, in a few minutes from now I will make that bright star disappear! as a sign of God's anger against you sinners!"

And maybe the people would just laugh at him, but then, he waves his hand towards the Moon and Venus, and suddenly, Venus disappears (as predicted by his notes)! And the people bow down and cry before him, because they are scared and want to repent for their sins...and gives money to the "holy man" as a form of indulgence!

Science opens our eyes to the reality behind events that occur in the sky, and around us...now we are no longer fooled.

-RODION