DCist: Venus, Jupiter, Crescent Moon Meet in the Sky Tonight

NPGMBR

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:08:42 -0500

I was wondering what planets were. I saw them in the early evening with a pretty clear sky at the top of the hill on Walter Reed Drive just before Four Mile Run. Was a really cool site!

Nikolas Schiller

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:26:00 -0500

I recorded a timelapse video of conjunction. Click here to watch the video

eisenhut2000

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:27:14 -0500

Yeah it was a bit windy and chilly last night. I never seem to notice the cold when I'm shooting photos, though. One of these days I'm going to come in from a long photo session with frostbite. Last night I probably had ten people tell me what a great photo op it was.

Blackcloud

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:03:40 -0500

Went to the Washington Monument around dusk to photograph it. Upside is that the sightlines are clear because there aren't any tall buildings in the area. Downside is that the lack of buildings means you will feel the wind, and it was windy. But definitely worth it. I wasn't waiting until 2052!

Phil

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:34 -0500

I followed the three down to the horizon just before 8, interrupted for a time by stubborn clouds. Worth freezing my ass off.

Heather Goss

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:50:25 -0500

I had a great view at the corner of 22nd and P, really beautiful. HCE -- If you went after 7, 7:30 or so, as eisenhut said above, it was probably below the horizon already. I saw it at 6 and it was already pretty low, but it was clear as day. It was also hard to see if you were downtown or near a lot of tall buildings -- I couldn't see it till I got 5-6 blocks away from my office in Farragut.

HCE

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:16:17 -0500

I just went outside and didn't see a damn thing. Did I miss it, or is it just overcast?

IMGoph

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:01:26 -0500

beautiful view out there!

3 toed Sloth

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:28:39 -0500

Perfect view right now!

eisenhut2000

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:07:57 -0500

Heh, I actually brought my camera and tripod to work with me today as to get some good shots. Hopefully the weather will be decent. I'm planning to walk the 2 blocks to the White House after work and try to use that in the foreground. Try to check out the convergence earlier rather than later, because it will disappear below the horizon around 7pm.