The sky was clear last night, so I went out to get a lovely shot of the conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter.  I also searched for comet SOHO P/2008 Y12, but was unable to find it. It should be getting gradually brighter, though, so I’m going to try again!

Without resorting to neutral density filters, I could either pick up the detail in the Moon or Jupiter’s Moons.  Which do you like better?

Camera geek info (lunar detail):

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 1/20 second exposure, ISO 100
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 100 mm, manual focus
•             iOptron SkyTracker with ballhead
•             Tripod

Camera geek info (Jupiter with moons):

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/5, 0.5 second exposure, ISO 500
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 160 mm, manual focus
•             iOptron SkyTracker with ballhead
•             Tripod