Jupiter

Last Wednesday evening there was a micromoon in a clear sky. A good opportunity to make some photoos. I found Jupiter in the constellation Lion.

                                                        Constellation Lion

Jupiter is the large dot left from the middle, the star Regulus (a blue giant) is on the right

The picture was taken from the 'silence area' near Weipoort. With an exposure time of 8 seconds and the light from the micro moon the area was captured:

Some amateur astronomers make beautiful pictures from the planets. For example Richard Bosman: http://www.astrofotografie.nl/index.htm
He made this nice photoo from Jupiter: