Transit of Venus through the clouds

A nice accent to the transit. Taken with a Canon 550D, Tamron 18-270mm lens, zoomed to 270mm.

Venus in Transit through the Cell Phone Tower

It was totally cloudy until right before sunset. We were lucky to see the transit. Taken with a Canon 550D, Tamron 18-270mm lens, zoomed to 270.

Venus from the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Venus, looking west from the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The lights from Wendover, Nevada cause the the increase in brightness to the left. Taken with a Canon 550D with a Tonika 11-16 mm wide-angle lens. 30 sec exposure.

And then there was Jupiter and 5 moons

Compared to the photo below, it looks to me like Jupiter has a 5th moon. (Tripod mounted, Canon T2i, Tamron 18-270 lens, zoomed to 270, ISO 400, f6.3, 2 second exposure). Taken 16 November 2011, from Utah, USA.

Jupiter and 4 Moons

From our backyard, Jupiter and 4 moons. (Tripod mounted, Canon T2i with Tamron 18-270, zoomed to 270, ISO 400, f6.3, 1 second exposure). Taken 21 Sept 2011, from Utah, USA.