Venus-Moon Occultation

If you were up early this morning, you may have noticed the beautiful close proximity of Venus and the waning crescent moon. It reminded me of Venus being an arrow strung through the bow of the moon.

Poised for a unique occultation later that day. At 11 - 11:05am, I snuck out of the office to capture this series of Venus being eclipsed by the moon.

Occultation - 11 - 11:05am
New Braunfels, Texas
Canon SX50 HS (4 tiled images) - f/6.5 - ISO 80 - 1/400s. exposure

I’m sure for anyone watching… it looked funny to see a 1200mm camera lens poking out of the sunroof of my car in the parking lot… but I’m glad I did!

Originally, I had awakened at 5:30am to try and capture the triplet view of the moon, Venus and Comet Catalina… but the third of the trio proved to be quite faint… and did not show well in comparison to the other two… next time! 

Pre-dawn Venus-Moon Occultation - 6:45am
New Braunfels, Texas
Canon SX50 HS - f/6.5 - ISO 400 - 1/125s. exposure

Venus moving in for the kiss... you can even see the Venus phase if you look close enough! :)

Venus-Moon Occultation - 11:03am
New Braunfels, Texas
Canon SX50 HS - f/6.5 - ISO 80 - 1/400s. exposure

 ... and out she comes from the other side. This was taken an hour and a half after her disappearing act. 

Venus-Moon Occultation End - 12:34pm
New Braunfels, Texas
Canon SX50 HS - f/6.5 - ISO 80 - 1/600s. exposure

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