Moons

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There was another celestial event other than the Perseid meteor shower over the weekend (and one more suited to my location in the southern hemisphere). I had actually forgotten about this close conjunction until I noticed how close they were together when I was packing away my timelapse setup just before dawn Sunday morning. Quickly setup the telescope and snapped of a few images. It has been a goal of mine to capture The Moon and a Planet in the one field of view with my telescope.
Two image composite- one for The Moon and Jupiter and another that I over exposed to capture the Galilean Moons.
10inch F/4 Newtonian
NEQ6 Pro Telescope Mount
Canon 1000D (all the batteries for my two other cameras were on the chargers after shooting all night)