More details about New Year's -- The first three days of January, the Moon sailed past Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury. I was hoping that I would be able to see (and photograph) the early morning celestial show. Monday, December 31, the skies were cloudy and instead of moon photographs, I ended up wandering around Amazon Park in the fog.
Tuesday morning, the clouds were more cooperative, and the Moon was about eight degrees south of Venus. The morning was much colder than the previous day's, and the basin of water in our back was frozen through. I took a few shots and realized that the night was hazier than I thought.
At one point, Spencer (Cicero's brother) came up hoping for kitty treats or something (I'm pretty sure he comes over on a regular basis at 5:30 AM to see if Smokey or Cicero will come out and play), but ran away when I said hello.
I managed to get a wide-angle shot of Jupiter (through the trees and power line -- you can see at the very tip of one of the branches between two of the power lines), Venus and the Moon. Since it was cold, and I didn't want to freeze the camera (or myself), I went back in and crashed on the couch looking out at the sky. I dozed a little, and then woke suddenly to a purple sky.
High clouds and con-trails provided some artistic shots. At another point, I snapped a shot as an airplane occluded the Moon. I was hoping for a cool outline, but got the trails from the wing lights instead.
More photos here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/j6ukwDZCEsNA7Zqo6
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