Updated: December 23, 2020 6:44:31 pm
The photographer said he stacked 25 images to achieve the clarity seen in the final image. (Source: Sajal Chakraborty / Facebook)
Astronomy enthusiasts flooded social media with images of the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn, but a photo from Australia has received much praise on social media.
An Indian photographer in Melbourne clicked on a remarkable photo of the rare celestial phenomenon in which the two planets appear so close to each other for the first time in nearly 400 years.
Facebook user Sajal Chakraborty captured not only Saturn and Jupiter, but also the four largest moons of Jupiter in the photograph. Captured with just a DSLR camera and a telephoto lens, Chakraborty’s image received a lot of praise online.
The image garnered more than 1.2 million likes after Twitter user Rebecca Hill shared it on the platform.
What photo taken from Melbourne Australia 🔭🪐 pic.twitter.com/HFPryhHS7X
– rebecca hill (@ beccidee17) December 21, 2020
Chakraborty told indianexpress.com how he stacked 25 images to achieve the clarity seen in the final image.
“It is a compound to create the details. I used an intervalometer for the shutter and stacked multiple exposures to get the details, ”he chatted.
“The 21st was a rainy day here. So I only had a small window of opportunity where I could capture them at their closest point, ”he said, adding that the photo was taken around 9:30 pm.
Chakraborty said he had only shared the images to a few photography groups and that the online fame was unintentional.
“I wanted to capture the celestial event the best I could with the team. I have a simple tripod, a 10 year old Canon 60D, and a 10 year old Canon 75-300mm lens. So, I have to do everything from scratch, ”he said.
The image received praise from many, but there were also a lot of funny reactions and memes in response:
This is incredible!! https://t.co/HbxHuAb6sI
– Margaret Orr (@MargaretOrr) December 22, 2020
WOW. This is intense. We are just ants. https://t.co/F2tiYC5Mob
– Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) December 22, 2020
Every human being should see this as … wow https://t.co/hySnZCndSp
– FaZe Pamaj (@Pamaj) December 22, 2020
Wow. What a shot. https://t.co/yWmoSUvY0Q
– Mikey McKenna (@ m8kna) December 22, 2020
I can’t stop looking for https://t.co/8tnDHXnNXi
– Nahhhdia (@nahdior) December 22, 2020
What? What kind of team is achieving this. Is incredible
– Michael Parr (@MikeParrActor) December 21, 2020
The four Galilean moons in a row: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
so awesome
– Paul Wallace (@paulmwall) December 22, 2020
those are emojis, don’t tell me otherwise
– ツ (@candelaortg) December 21, 2020
This is my chance Accrington, England pic.twitter.com/vLlFQtsIHC
– Harry Lowe (@ harry_lowe2012) December 21, 2020
I took this with my iPhone pic.twitter.com/OkhDo3xQY4
– Tassy Konto (@tassykonto) December 22, 2020
this is my photo from pittsburgh, pennsylvania! pic.twitter.com/DwEy5xodqT
– Britt Bell (@Brittany_Bell_) December 22, 2020
I have clearer photos here! You can see their faces 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/xYkopMwEyE
– patwick (@ ph07patwick) December 23, 2020
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