[Leica] Snow storm and the Great Conjunction

Douglas Barry imra at iol.ie
Thu Dec 24 17:49:33 PST 2020


Mind yourselves in that snow, Howard. Like your Nikon shot of the GC
Douglas

On 24/12/2020 21:07, Howard Cummer via LUG wrote:
> On December 21 more than 6 inches of snow was dumped on Pender Island.
> Power went out, of course, as snow laden fir branches crashed down on the power lines.
> It was cloudy so no change to catch the closest Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008314w.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008314w.jpg.html>
>
> And the next day was a winter wonderland:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008311-Panow.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008311-Panow.jpg.html>
>
> By the evening of the 22nd the clouds had cleared away and I had a good view of
> the Great Conjunction;
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/GrtConjunction.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/GrtConjunction.jpg.html>
>
> Nikon D500 with 200 - 500 VR plus 1.4 extender. On tripod and closely cropped.
>
> Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
>
> Howard (with the power back on)
>
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