robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I haven't done any moon shots since 2014 when I went through a period of being obsessed to get a good one. Back then with the Tamron 150-600 1st generation on a Canon 6D I managed to get one good enough the local camera store kept a print to show people looking to buy the lens.

Well last night I stepped out the door to dump a trashcan and there straight south was the moon and a bit east of it was a single bright "Star???". There was some haze and we have a lot of light pollution around here (South East end of the Los Angeles Metro Area) so when I looked around the only things showing in the sky were the moon, this one bright dot, one airliner and a helicopter going past.

As I went back in to put the trash can next to my desk I had to step around my 80D + Tamron 150-600 G2 so on a whim I rolled my office chair over and using the rear screen I adjusted my settings and did some frames of the moon, a few with the "star" showing.
80D, Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 483mm, 1/1600 @ f/8.0, ISO-6400
It was a bit over exposed on the moon so I backed it off in Post Processing.

And an Astronomy site I just found indicates it should be Jupiter+its moons. Or did I do my usual job of misunderstanding anything about astronomy?
I know it could be better but I was in a hurry to get back to my spy novel I was reading.

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tramsey Loc: Texas

I think it's dirt on your sensor

But really you are right in thinking it Jupiter - You've achieved your goal now back to your spy novel

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks - Mitch Rapp is pouring a can of "whup ass" all over some bad guys in Africa who attacked a hospital and killed everyone who couldn't get away and are now hunting a research team who got out of the hospital. They were working on a vaccine that could stop all Corona Viruses including those that cause the common cold, Covid etc. etc. so they can get a BIG ransom and maybe force them to produce a bio-weapon for them.

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

It's either Saturn, or Jupiter.
Both were due East of the Moon last night.

You can use Stellarium Online, or download it. http://stellarium-web.org/
I actually use Stellarium to control my mount as a planetarium program. Have for years now.

In my downloaded version, I simply ran back the time to ~ 7:30 (19:30 hours) and there was the Moon and the two planets East of the moon.
Here's a screen shot of my displays with Stellarium on the right screen. Download and look at the Stellarium displayed on the right.
I think what you have there is Jupiter because it is a very bright planet.

Good shootin!

(Incidently, this is the first time I got a screen shot to work for me. )

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robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks
On another site two other astronomy hobby types also confirmed it as Jupiter based on position, brightness and time. (aprx 8:30PM in So Cal.) It and the moon were all I could see other than an airliner and a helicopter.
Looking at the night sky here in the LA Metro Area isn't the same as a quilt in the front yard of my Grandparent's farm in Western Kentucky with my youngest Aunt teaching me the constellations and stars using her high school general science book back in the 50's.

808caver Loc: Maui

Saturn

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

At that time of night going east from the moon it would be Saturn, then the much brighter Jupiter and so it has to be Jupiter that is showing because it is the only thing showing besides the moon. Everything else was hidden by haze or washed out the the moon or light pollution.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

OK, several people on two different sites and this sky chart indicate it would have been Jupiter. I Saturn had been bright enough to show then there would have been two bright spots to the left of the moon, there was only one and Jupiter is by far the brighter of the two so Jupiter seems to be it.

Due to the haze and light pollution only two objects other than two aircraft were bright enough to see. The Moon and the bright object to the East of it and if Saturn was bright enough to see then Jupiter would have been to the East of it for a total of three objects.

I set this site to 20:37PM on 9-14-21 (the day and time I took that shot) but while I typed the timer moved on 2 more minutes.

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808caver Loc: Maui

The sky in SoCal is horrible, I live in rural Maui where I see the Milky Way and m6 stars w/ ease. You probably saw Jupiter m-2.8 because it is brighter than Saturn at m0.4 I wish you had darker sky

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Rob

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Me too, I grew up in Western Kentucky where on a clear cold night, or even most humid summer nights you could see the Milky Way and a zillion stars. My youngest aunt was in high school while I was in elementary and when I went out to the farm she and I would put a quilt on the lawn and lay on our backs while she taught me the constellations and stars from her general science text book.
We lived in town but it was only three miles to the farm-I even did it on my bike once-3 miles up and down steep hills on loose gravel roads feels more like 300 than 3 miles. Especially on an old style one gear Schwinn Cruiser meant for in town on streets and sidewalks. So usually on Friday I took a small bag with two days worth of clothes and just hopped on the same bus she rode and then walked home with my stuff on Monday or Grandma and Grandpa would drop me off at home on Sunday after church.

808caver Loc: Maui

Our grand daughters here like coming to the farm, we have lots of cats and a dog they play with and places all over to work. At 3850ft el at home and I work at 9990ft at the observatory so all I know is dark sky. I was working on the 2nd observatory site here at home, I have another at the observatory so lots of time is spent on sky

Aloha
Rob

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Sounds Great

20 years ago we had a deep canyon between two mountains only 7 miles away where people would go and park to watch meteors etc.
Now it is the entrance to a large sub-division in the valley at the far end of the canyon. It has some of the brightest street lights around. No more dark sky.

808caver Loc: Maui

We lived in Laguna till mid 80’s, then Petaluma for 7 years and then Maui Maui is the best my nearest neighbors are 100yds away across the gulch, very quiet and tranquil

Aloha
Rob

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