Reply To: Making a Nikon P1000 stable to be able to take moon & star shots

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Steviegtr on 28/06/2020 23:18:55:

Wonder if Neil or anyone else can tell me what this planet is. I took it at around 03:30 Sunday morning from the Leeds area. It was in the west around where the Moon had been earlier. To see with the naked eye it was a tiny spot in the distance. It was the only star visible at that time.

It was also travelling fast & i had trouble keeping the camera on it. Is this Jupitor ????

Steve.

Mars is rising in the east around sunrise, while Jupiter (followed by Saturn, less bright, is nearer to due South.

If it was in the west and you could actually see it moving (rather than drifiting around that same rate as the moon) it was probably the ISS or just possibly another bright satellite.