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Moon and Jupiter close encounter

17:29 26/1/2002 UTC

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Jupiter is the small dot in the upper left corner of the image. This is the last image I got before it started to get hazy. The image shows nicely the difference in apparent dimensions of the Jupiter and our moon.

moonjupiter-2002.01.26-17h29m.jpg

Camera: Hewlett Packard Photosmart 315 digital camera | Telescope: TAL-1 110mm f7.3 Newtonian reflector | Mount: TAL-1 Mount | Filters: - | Guiding: - | Exposure: 1/200s, ISO100, f2.8 | Software: GIMP | Location: 60°28'N 26°'55E (Kotkansaari/Kotka,FI) | Moon illumination 93% | Kuun korkeus +42° |

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Added: 17:29 26/1/2002 UTC