Photographer

Richard S. Bell

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Date

12/09/2006 @ 7:06 am EST

Equipment

Tele Vue Pronto (70 mm refractor) with Focal Reducer/Field Flattener on an unguided equatorial mount. Canon 300D

Description

The Triple Conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars (with Beta Scorpii thrown in for good measure). The temperature was a very frigid 11 degrees F, but well worth it!

Photographer

John Stetson

Location

Falmouth, Maine

Date

6:20 AM, 11:20UT

Equipment

Televue 101, DSLR

Description

From top-to-bottom, left-to-right: beta scorpii, mercury, jupiter, and mars.

Photographer

Richard S. Bell

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Date

December 10, 2006 @ 7:11 am

Equipment

This image was taken with a Tele Vue Pronto (with Focal Reducer) and a Canon 300D. Exposure time was 0.5 second at ISO 400.

Description

The morning of December 10 was the "main event" of the triple conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars. Jupiter and Mercury were only separated by 0.3 degrees. It made for a nice scene with the naked eye, not to mention very photogenic. I'd like to see the conjunction again tomorrow, but the typical Michigan cloud cover is due to return!

Photographer

Richard Hardman

Location

Twentynine Plams, California

Date

12/10/2006 05:53:04

Equipment

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT with 70-200 F/4L at 200mm. Tripod mounted. ISO 200, Shutter 1.6 sec @ f/7.1.

Description

Triple Conjection of Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury taken over the mountains by Twentynine Palms California on 10 December.

Photographer

Ralph L. Bougher

Location

Waretown NJ

Date

10-12-06 6:26 AM

Equipment

Meade LDX55 AR6 Piggy Back Canon EOS 20D Shooting Date/Time 12/10/2006 6:26:37 AM Shooting Mode Manual Exposure Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1 Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0 Metering Mode Evaluative Metering ISO Speed 400 Lens 70.0 - 300.0 mm Focal Length 183.0 mm Image Size 3504x2336 Image Quality Fine

Description

Early morning shot of the conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Mars. Taken at 6:26 AM EST (11:26 UT) this photo shows the planets at just a few minutes after Jupiter and Mercury’s closest approach. The picture also shows Barnegat Light, the second tallest lighthouse in the United States, was commissioned January 1, 1859. The tower light is 165 feet above sea level. Seaward breezes cleared the skies to make this shot possible, but they also interfered in that they blurring of other shots.

Photographer

Ralph L. Bougher

Location

Waretown NJ

Date

10-12-06 6:06 AM

Equipment

Meade LDX55 AR6 Piggy Back Canon EOS 20D Shooting Date/Time 12/10/2006 6:06:13 AM Shooting Mode Manual Exposure Tv( Shutter Speed ) 5 Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0 Metering Mode Evaluative Metering ISO Speed 400 Lens 70.0 - 300.0 mm Focal Length 109.0 mm Image Size 3504x2336 Image Quality Fine

Description

Early morning shot of the conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Mars. Taken at 6:06 AM EST (11:06 UT) this photo shows the planets at just a few minutes before Jupiter and Mercury’s closest approach. The picture also shows Barnegat Light, the second tallest lighthouse in the United States, was commissioned January 1, 1859. The tower light is 165 feet above sea level. Seaward breezes cleared the skies to make this shot possible, but they also interfered in that they blurring of other shots.

Photographer

Rick Warburton

Location

Schererville IN 46375

Date

December 10th about 6:20am local

Equipment

Olympus E-500 digital camera. lens 40-150mm at 150mm f/5.6 at 1/4 second iso 400 raw format

Description

The December 10th triple conjunction of Mercury, Mars, and Jupiter

Photographer

Phil Zollner

Location

Howell, NJ

Date

10 Dec. '06 6:25 AM

Equipment

Pentax istD DSLR with Sigma zoom lens set at 90mm. one tenth sec. exposure @ ISO 800

Description

I planned on only observing this Jupiter-Mercury-Mars onjubction with binoculars, but the morning dawned so clear and transparent, I thought I'd try some photos with the DSLR. Finding the right "hole" in the tree branches took some hiking around the neighborhood; but everything came together at just the right time. Sigma Scorpii also appears faintly in the original image.