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Mike Wilson
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Picture 1
Taken in late September 2005 at Mount Haleakala on the Hawaiian island of Maui.
We were descending the volcanic summit (where it was a frigid 38-degrees fahrenheit) when we noticed the spectacular sunset that was unfolding before us. We pulled over to the side of the road and, between my daughter, wife and myself, took many pictures of the spectacle.
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Pictures 2 - 4 were of the Venus - Jupiter conjunction that took place in late August thru early September of 2005. All photos were taken about 45 minutes after local sunset and the camera setting was set for 4 seconds (sorry, I can't provide lens apertures or film types as the camera is digital and completely automatic with no manual over-ride)
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Picture 2
Taken just prior to one of the public star parties out at SPOC on August 27, 2005. I was only 30 feet to the east-south-east of the Harmons Observatory when I took this photo.
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Picture 3
Taken about three blocks from my home on 4800 West in West Valley City on August 30th. I set my camera down low on a tripod, set it for a 10-second delay, then ran to my telescope and waited for the shutter to cllick.
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Picture 4
I went to an area just above the Salt Lake City Cemetary near 11th Avenue and Virginia Street on Sept 1st - the date of the actual conjunction.
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Pictures 5-7
All pictures were taken by myself on September 6, 2005 out at the Great Salt Lake. Pictured are Venus (left) and Jupiter along with the Moon. Just below Venus is Spica. The streak near the right edge of the photo is a plane coming in for a landing at Salt Lake Internat'l Airport. I invited my daughter and her 3 children to accompany me to the lake for these series of photos. After playing in the sand for awhile, I had them all line of for a photo session. Alltogether, I took about 7 pictures of the event, starting at 43 minutes after local sunset. These three were taken at the 47, 48 and 49 minute mark. I didn't realize at the time that the Moon was beginning to cast a reflection on the lake's surface. If I had, I would have repositioned myself slightly so the the refelction would have fallen between the foreground silhouettes. Picture #7 was submitted and published on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) site on August 13, 2005.
Picture 5
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Picture 7
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