It was an awesome sight to behold! Yesterday evening, I managed to witness the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus at their closest as I met Dave and Ava when they held a sidewalk session at Bishan Park. Sadly, we only caught a glimpse of the pair when thick clouds started to roll in, even the Moon was obscured by the overcast. I could only count myself lucky, other people who came to Bishan Park with the expectation to see the spectacle were sorely disappointed. Well, that's astronomy on the highway of clouds.
Photos credit: Dave Ng
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| This shot was taken at Bishan Park on the 30th of June 2015. The bigger and brighter dot is Venus, with its companion Jupiter at the top. |
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| The conjunction on the 1st of July 2015 as seen through an 80mm telescope with a 6mm eyepiece. On the right is a crescent-shaped Venus and on the left is Jupiter. |
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