20070204 - Risings and settings through the window

Here are some shots of objects seen setting and rising on Sunday evening. Displayed in shooting order.


Venus shines brilliantly above the rooftop while Mercury is observed setting between the valley of two buildings. This shot taken through the window.

Color shot taken after Mercury set behind the building. This shot taken through the window.

A shot of the moon through a window that faces manhattan-east with camera aimed to the northeast. Moon rises, occulted by church spire. The reflected image's brightness is attenuated beautifully to make out the mare and other lunar features.

Here is Orion rises, camera is looking out the same manhattan-east window, but now points to celestial south east.