As I was leaving work around 1800 hrs., I noticed a very bright Venus just above the southwestern horizon with a trailing Jupiter and Saturn trying to play catch-up. It was a pretty nice sight, so I turned around and went back inside and asked my evening staff if they would like to see something cool. All four of them including the supervisor followed me back outside. They thought it was a pretty nice sight to behold.
One of the team members, Cynthia, said, "Wow! I can't wait to show this to my daughters when I get home this evening!"
I said, "Nah, you can't do that."
"What? Why not?"
"It won't be there. Earth is rotating and they are setting and sinking just like the Sun does."
"Oh! Ah, I see." She looked kind of dejected.
"But you can show them on Saturday!"
"Really? What time?"
"Around this time."
Funny how what we are used to and take for granted as astronomers, other folks have no clue about.
I got home and got my choring done. Since it was clear, I decided to set up in the below-freezing temperature and run off some captures for a lunar mosaic. I had a difficult time nailing the focus with my electronic focuser. I also got tired of sitting out there freezing trying to get it right. So much easier (with lunar at any rate) to eyeball focus than clicking little software buttons. Next time I'll disengage the darn thing. I can't stand
Anyway, here is my mess from this evening:
20191114 21_15_19_g4_ap140_stitch v3 by Bryan Gabbard, on Flickr
Scope: Stellarvue SV102T
Mount: Celestron AVX
Cam: ZWO ASI174MC
Software: SharpCap to capture, Autostakkert! to stack, Registax to sharpen,
I'm still cold!