Splendid Conjunction

Last Conjunction of 2008, December 31st
Sketch and Details by Giorgio Bonacorsi

Hi Astronomy Sketchers! All o.k.? I’m o.k.,before great Christmas dinner.The weather was bad for two week,i’m depressed,i don’t have chance to observe last conjunction of 2008. But the 31 december…..the miracle! The sky was clear and blue, i observe the Moon at 4,00 p.m. with my bino 10×50 and i see the bright point of Venus ! Wonderfull vision! I take my 80mm refractor and made Moon’s sketch at 47x, before i made one sketch of Venus with orange filter. I can see,in very low position, Jupiter and Mercury and made that panoramic sketch with my eyes, just in time. The clouds cover the sky in few secods and stay today up my head!
Thankyou for all.I hope like you my sketch.
At next,Giorgio Bonacorsi.

Site:Pergola,Marche Region,Center Italy,31 December 2008
Time:5,30 p.m.
Instrument:naked eyes
Seeing:Good
Temperature:Cold,humidity.