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Several of the members of the Westport Astronomical Society love to take their cameras out at night. Some of us take outdoor photos of our world and some of us are astrophotographers, actively recording images of our sky. By taking photographs with extremely long exposure time, astrophotography allows us to see details of objects in our night sky that would otherwise be impossible to see with our naked eyes.

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Night Sky Note for May 28, 2013 May 28, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Venus passes Jupiter by just 1 degree. Mercury is above Jupiter and Venus. Look to the WNW 40 minutes after sunset. […]
Night Sky Note for May 27, 2013 May 27, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013 Look for Venus, Jupiter and Mercury low in the WNW. Mercury is to the upper right of Jupiter. Jupiter is to the upper left of bright Venus. We won't see a better trio of planets again in the evening sky until the year 2040. […]
Night Sky Note for May 26, 2013 May 26, 2013
Sunday, May 26, 2013 The trio of planets is at it's most compact. Look for Venus, Jupiter and Mercury low in the WNW. Mercury is to the upper right of Jupiter. Jupiter is to the upper left of bright Venus. We won't see a better trio of planets again in the evening sky until the year 2040. […]
Night Sky Note for May 25, 2013 May 25, 2013
Saturday, May 25, 2013 Venus, Jupiter and Mercury are visible low in the WNW. Look 30 minutes after sunset. Venus is the brightest. Jupiter is the second brightest and Mercury is the faintest. […]
Night Sky Note for May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013 The trio begins. Venus is 3.8 degrees to the lower right of Jupiter. Mercury is 1.4 degrees to the upper right of Venus. Look to the WNW 30 minutes after sunset. Use binoculars. […]

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