Behind The Image: Gas Giants In The Sky

Behind The Image: Gas Giants In The Sky

I was aware of this well ahead of the Dec 21, 2020 conjunction and prepared. Now, how does a photographer prepare for something like this? You have to think about what gear you have. I knew I didn’t have a lens that was long enough to show me Jupiter and it’s moons along with the rings of Saturn and its moons, so getting a very tight shot of them wasn’t in the cards. So I had to think wider.