Photos of Clouds and Skies (That you took yourself)

[FastIndy]

Those are some great photos! But of course, what your eyes see changes as the light changes, and your iris opens or closes. You must be out in the Great Plains somewhere, it would appear.

Quite right! I kinda forget that as the amount of light changes the color perception changes as well. Also nailed the location - Kansas.

 

[AmberRobot]

Strange 'orb' near the Moon...that I photographed. Must be a UFO !

Or, on the other hand, this is the true angular size of Venus relative to the Moon.....

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I am doubtful that this photograph is resolving the disc of Venus. I think it's Just coincidence that the saturated blob at the position of Venus is the correct size relative to the moon (if it is).

 

[Scaramanga]

I am doubtful that this photograph is resolving the disc of Venus

It most definitely is. The disc of Venus was exactly that size ( relative to the Moon ) at the time. I have similar photos of Jupiter and Saturn at same relative size where one can see the belts of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. It really isn't at all hard for a camera with 30 times zoom ( my Lumix TZ80 ) to pick up the disk of Venus...its clearly visible in my telescope at same magnification.

Here's Jupiter and the Moon.... ( someone else's photo ).... https://www.deepskywatch.com/Photography/solar-system/jupiter-occultation-2012.html

 

[AmberRobot]

Ok. I will stand corrected. What date was the Venus photo? I have never successfully imaged the disc so that's why I was skeptical but it sounds like you may have better equipment than I.

 

[AmberRobot]

This is a daytime shot but When I zoom in on Venus it definitely looks like a saturated blob

Photo details: Jan 1, 2019. Canon 77D. 300mm f7.1 1/500 sec ISO100

Don't know it there's a way to get your full resolution image.

 

[Scaramanga]

View attachment 77340This is a daytime shot but When I zoom in on Venus it definitely looks like a saturated blob

Photo details: Jan 1, 2019. Canon 77D. 300mm f7.1 1/500 sec ISO100

Don't know it there's a way to get your full resolution image.

I took video as well ( Jan 03rd 2025 ) and you are right that my image is a little over-exposed. This segment of video captures three frames while the camera moves, but in the uppermost left such image you can clearly see the half Venus one would expect for that date...though it is over-exposed. The middle image is well over-exposed. And the bottom right one is more likely the 'correct' size of Venus..which is smaller than in my photo. My camera ought to be able to pick up the disk of Venus at 30 times zoom.

 

[AmberRobot]

I took video as well ( Jan 03rd 2025 ) and you are right that my image is a little over-exposed.

I don't know the numbers off hand but I think that the surface brightness of Venus is higher than that of a crescent moon (see my daytime shot) and your moon looked saturated or on the edge of it and that is why I thought Venus would be saturated too. And I also thought I saw chromatic aberration on your first shot, too.

 

[Sylvester]

Single frame from video of a roiling late day cumulonimbus shot in summer 2020. Levels adjusted and sharpened.

 

[Alytha]

I've got pretty much exactly the same shot of the moon and Venus from January 2025, in case that helps the discussion... not an expert on either photography or astronomy myself...