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Mercury & The Moon	May 6, 2005; June 7, 2005; Sept 2, 2005; Oct 4, 2005; Nov 3, 2005
Venus & The Moon	March 10, 2005; April 9, 2005; May 9, 2005; June 8, 2005; July 8, 2005; August 8, 2005; Sept 7, 2005; Oct 7, 2005; Nov 5, 2005
Mars & The Moon	May 2, 2005; May 31, 2005; June 29, 2005; Oct, 18, 2005; Nov 15, 2005; Dec 12, 2005
Jupiter & The Moon	Jan 4, 2005; Feb 27, 2005; Mar 26, 2005; Apr 22, 2005; May 19, 2005; Jun 16, 2005; July 13, 2005; Aug 10, 2005; Sept 6, 2005; Oct 4, 2005; Nov 1, 2005
Saturn & The Moon	:-(
Moon & Antares	March 3, 2005
Mercury & Venus	Jan 15, 2005; June 22, 2005; July 8, 2005
Mercury & Jupiter	Oct 5, 2005
Mercury & Saturn	June 26, 2005

Venus & Jupiter	Sept 1, 2005
Venus & Saturn	June 26, 2005

	bold dates indicate less than 1° separation

Conjunction Pictures

The Moon along with the planets Venus & Jupiter	taken 03/11/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera The planets Venus & Jupiter reached conjunction on Thursday 9/1... and the Moon joined the pair on the following Monday (9/5/2005)
The Moon and Mercury	taken 03/11/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera A beautiful ashen Moon hung quietly in the western sky shortly after sunset. To its lower right was the innermost planet Mercury just a few degrees away. What a sweet sight!
The Moon and Jupiter	taken 02/27/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera shooting eyepiece projection using a ScopeTronix adapter through a 120mm f/5 Orion Refractor. Click here for the annotated version.
The Moon and Jupiter	taken 01/31/2005	Canon 20D Digital SLR Taken through a Takahashi FS102 f/8 telescope. This is a 1/80 sec. exposure at ISO-100. In it's highest resolution version, you can see the equatorial bands of Jupiter!
The Moon and Saturn	taken 01/24/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 2 shots stacked with RegiStax. The first shot was a 2 second exposure designed to pickup Saturn and the moonlit scene. The second was a 1/1000th second exposure designed to grab detail on the moon.
Mercury and Venus	taken 01/12/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera.
Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Moon	taken 01/07/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera.
Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus	taken Aug 10, 2002	Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA400 Imaged at 9400' in the Uinta Mountains of northern Utah
Venus and the Moon	taken 01/03/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera through a 150mm Mak-Cas via eyepiece projection
Jupiter and the Moon	taken 01/03/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera.
Mercury & Venus	taken 12/25/2004	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera.
Venus & Mars	taken 12/25/2004	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera.
Jupiter and the Moon	taken 12/16/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 1/80 sec exposure at f/2.4
Mars and the Moon	taken 05/31/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 1 sec exposure at f/2.2 Click here to view an annotated version of the event.... and here for a close-up
Mars and the Moon	taken 10/18/2005	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 1/4 sec exposure to capture Mars combined with a 1/1000 second exposure to properly expose the moon. Combined in PhotoShop.
Mars and the Moon	taken 10/05/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 1/10 sec exposure at f/2.2
Moon, Jupiter and Mercury	taken 9/24/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 2.5 second exposure at f/2.4 Click Here for the non-annotated shot.
Moon, Jupiter and Mercury (with Leo rising)	taken 9/24/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 10 second exposure at f/2.4 Click Here for the non-annotated shot.
Moon, Jupiter and Mercury (with alpha and gamma Leo)	taken 9/23/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera. 2 second exposure at f/2.4 Click Here for the non-annotated shot.
The Moon and Mars	taken 9/03/2003	Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera
Jupiter and Venus	taken 6/03/02	Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA200 through a 2000mm f/5 lens for 1 second
Jupiter and Venus	taken 6/03/02	Sony DSC-F717 digital camera. Click here for an annotated version
Crescent Moon and Venus	taken 5/14/02	Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA400 through a 120mm f/5 refractor for 1 second
Crescent Moon and Venus	taken 5/14/02	Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA200 through a 120mm f/5 refractor for 1/8 second
Five Planet Alignment	taken 5/1/02	Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA400 through a 28mm f/3.5 refractor for 6 seconds
Saturn and the Moon	taken Fall 2001	Olympus OM-1 through a 10" f/4.5 reflector employing eyepiece projection to 75x
Saturn and the Moon	taken Dec 12, 2003	Sony DSC-F717 Composite of two images 1/1000th second exposure @ f3.5 1/15th second exposure @ f2.4 February 2, 2004