At December 21st we have all witnessed the rare astronomical event – Great Conjunction of two giant planets - Jupiter and Saturn, which occurs in every 800 years. Georgia Astronomy Club - GAC encouraged its members to observe this remarkable happening and take pictures. Club administrator Lucas Khutiashvili provided live coverage of the Conjunction from his Celestron 127 STL telescope: https://www.facebook.com/100003344579177/videos/g.698316136907929/3596011333853650
Peak of the event for Georgia has occurred right after the sunset from 06.20PM till the planets set beyond the horizon at 7.40PM. After that GAC has been broadcasting live from the Youtube of Virtual Telescope Project by Italian astronomer Gian Masi – https://youtu.be/M028fZWm3lQ
Before you proceed with photos, here are the links to the fascinating videos provided by Georgian professional astrophotographers:
1. Shermazana: https://www.facebook.com/shermazana/videos/143683750652474
2. Davit Samkharadze: https://www.facebook.com/dato.1993/videos/3855488321149956/
3. Kakha Gogolashvili: https://www.facebook.com/100000669329233/videos/g.698316136907929/3809847075714232
And here are the pictures provided by Georgian amateur (with couple of exceptions) astrophotographers. Enjoy!
1. @Irakli Gedenidze, professional photographer, Tbilisi.
2. Davit Dvali, professional astrophotographer, single shot, Basaleti
3. Bardi Kvachadze, Canon Powershot SX60 HS, Tbilisi
4. Beqa Doghonadze, Galaxy S10, Rustavi
5. Giorgi Dartsimelia, Redmi Note 9, AI Quad Camera
6. Eliza Eliza, Telescope “Dreammakers”. 170cmX60mm
7. Giorgi Kepuladze, Iphone 11
8. Ilia Ilia, Redmi note 8, AI Quad Camera
9. Lika Sikharulidze, Nikon Coolpix S4000 12 MP
10. Nato kirvalidze. Redmi Note 9, AI Quad Camera
11. Nino Qatamidze, Redmi Note 9S, AI Quad camera
12. Otar Tagviashvili, Nikon D810+Sigma 150-600mm
13. Sandro Tsagareli, Xiaomi mi a2 + Polaris 114EQ-D
14. Sara Slye, Mtskheta, Galaxy s10
15. Tako Davitashvili, Iphone 11 pro
16. Irakli dolidze, Ialghuja Mountain near Rustavi. Canon 6D, Canon 24-105mm F/4.0 L IS USM II. Focal length - 70mm, ISO – 2000, Shutter Speed - 5 sec
17. Nini Shoki _ Collage
18. Kakha gogolashvili Nickon px 600
19. Revaz Kapanadze, Astromaster70az, Huawei p20pro
20. Nodar Kudziev, sony a6000 55-210 +crop
21. Giorgi Tordia, galaxy A71 8x
22. Avto Kavelashvili, Phone: Google Pixel 2XL. Single shot
23. Avto Kavelashvili Weber 700/70 Az Refractor, ocular 9mm (77.5X), Phone: Google Pixel 2XL. Single shot
24. Lucas Khutiashvili, telescope Celestron 127 STL, camera -Canon EOS 750D
25. Merab J Basilaia, Pentax K-1 ,24 inch Cassegrain telescope ( 9150mm f/15 ), 260 frames shot with multiple exposures for stacking, 1/10 s exposures for Jupiter, 30s exposure for the moons of Saturn
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