Chris and I saw the setting crescent moon with Venus as we came out of the Target parking lot on Sunday night. I figured by the time I got home the twilight would be gone completely and I'd just get another typical moon with Venus conjunction photo.
I waited a while longer until the pair was closer to the horizon, and I got rewarded with this scene! The waxing crescent moon with Venus on opposite sides of my neighbor's chimney. It was very whimsical. Whimsy is a word I'm
learning to detest because in gardening it means throwing crap like ceramic frogs wearing overalls in your garden - but in skywatching, it means feeling transported to a sci-fi fantasy land where celestial chimney sweeps are commonplace.
![venus moon with chimney over roof venus moon with chimney over roof](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdTnE7r42tEnd0ztU6wM2ds89Cm8ZqP2pIPiWg2rY-emzhpKt5fq6YUe_8euQqwhE2085SDYvO2Hgf1qu07KlxpmvujRwg5vuGmAvDvMad-ohHbkClFigLqJTKcSFkeKKgAjxkrMiZ8Du/s1600/venus+moon+chimney.jpg) |
Single frame, Canon T5i, f/7.1, 1.6 sec, ISO 1600, 125mm |
![venus moon roof chimney venus moon roof chimney](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhJHNzthROxgyTGPWADNwe8orfklgh-dWjN_AsA_2qdoMek9xO4EBluItsgywdOJhnJWSE_bfWkhLs-o56zWbmDjZaPk4NqTsyz_mduYVw_hjRNha8_wlwj76J-ziaRdd5vVMNdkNOznK/s1600/conjuncton+venus+moon+march+22+2015.jpg) |
Single frame, Canon T5i, f/7.1, 2 sec, ISO 1600, 160mm |
![venus moon above roof venus moon above roof](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DSpGTXMoP8a2c9mTOo9VrrEXjx4DWkY8fB1jP8_NFnQL7IlhiK6e3jD_StIp3GDjFGEwHlG312UoyrObVM3GoqHjPI4oXudF3MZst_SIkBmyj7chxWJQ5flUQNM0qGHE9kdk0NQmuLHz/s1600/venus+moon+chimney+roof.jpg) |
Single frame, Canon T5i, f/7.1, 2 sec, ISO 1600, 75mm |
What a happy accident! The above photo turned out to be one of my favorite from the year, and I didn't even plan on photographing the conjunction ahead of time. These suburban rooflines are becoming very handy foreground objects for moon photo.
![moon venus and chimney moon venus and chimney](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobR1kYQiN5n-1G53ISSccjpoPVcu4uR2CmSpPcDn-jZNof94UmqQO-zdHvoYQy1vTGBC053ZrzcpTvPEo0D7XGhCziwc9x6rgGbtakAUOTMGooIhRN_0Wkip07bfxQslbhpKJ5PAmkWZa/s1600/venus+moon+conjunction+march+22+2015.jpg) |
Single frame, Canon T5i, f/7.1, 1.3 sec, ISO 1600, 300mm |
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