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5 December 2022 at 10:11 am #614257Mr Giovanni Di GiovanniParticipant
Good morning to you all
I am interested in the occultation of Mars by the Moon. I intend to take numerical data and attempt a comparison between the evolution of solar eclipses (e.g. 25 October 2022) and the occultation of a planet, Mars in this case.
Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Italy on 8 December is very bad. I hope for a miracle!
I am looking for a few people who can observe and then provide me with the images, better would be a film.
For my purposes I would also ask for any data on planetary occultations in previous years.
For further arrangements here is my address cross19@libero.itThanks and greetings
Giovanni
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7 December 2022 at 8:59 am #614349Alex PrattParticipantHi Giovanni,
We discussed the lunar occultations of Uranus and Mars in this thread
https://britastro.org/forums/topic/occultation-of-uranus-during-lunar-eclipse
and we have a thread for the imminent occultation of Mars
https://britastro.org/forums/topic/full-moon-occults-mars-on-2022-december-8
The DB and RB are relatively long-duration events, about 35 s, so any measurements from amateur images or timings will be approximations to the high-quality NASA JPL ephemerides
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/ephem.html
Clear skies,
Alex.
7 December 2022 at 2:47 pm #614355Mr Giovanni Di GiovanniParticipantAlex, thank you very much. I would need the images of the occultation, from there I would extract the nmeric data I would use. From my location the weather is bad, so I probably won’t be able to observe the event. Ciao.
8 December 2022 at 5:09 am #614398Dr Richard John McKimParticipantA view from Upper Benefield, Northants, under perfect conditions, with an 80 mm refractor. Some photos and timings close to the prediction for Birmingham. The observed times, plus or minus a second or two were 1st contact 04:58:25 and 2nd contact 04:58:56. Extremely cold with heavy frost. I hope others viewed this event. It was hard to see Mars with the naked eye close to the Moon.
Richard McKim
8 December 2022 at 5:37 am #614401Nick JamesParticipantI got a good (electronic) view here in Chelmsford too. I’ve uploaded a full frame image of the Moon and Mars and a frame from the video:
https://nickdjames.com/20221208_Mars_occultation/moon_20221208_0456_ndj.jpg
https://britastro.org/observations/observation.php?id=20221208_051712_492f9d9303a0d800From my video I get first contact at 04:59:56 and 2nd at 05:00:29. The seeing was pretty poor though. Temperature at the moment is -2.8C.
8 December 2022 at 6:13 am #614408Nick JamesParticipantAnd 3rd and 4th contact were 05:59:02 and 05:59:31 although the seeing by then was even worse.
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8 December 2022 at 7:51 am #614410James LancashireParticipantI saw post-occ at 0600 with small binocs through double glazed window. Mars not naked eye so close to Moon.
8 December 2022 at 9:09 am #614413Andy WilsonKeymasterIt was perfectly clear when I got up just after 4am. Then as I slid back the observatory roof the first bit of cloud touched the Moon. I caught a glimpse of the Moon and Mars about a minute before the occultation, but the rest was clouded out.
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8 December 2022 at 9:53 am #614417Mr Ian David SharpParticipant8 December 2022 at 8:04 pm #614447Mr Giovanni Di GiovanniParticipantDear fellow amateur astronomers
I thank you all for the consideration you have given to this note of mine. My sky has been very bad, overcast with black clouds. For my study purposes I will use the sequence taken by Mr Ian, to whom I offer my compliments and ask for one more piece of information: What is the instant of the start of the shot (UT).
My compliments for the photograph taken by Nick. I would not have been able to make such a shot and photograph.
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11 December 2022 at 11:16 am #614521Dr Richard John McKimParticipantIf observers send me their location and accurate times I will be pleased to publish a summary of them in a later Section report in the Journal.
Richard McKim
11 December 2022 at 12:43 pm #614523Philip DenyerParticipantHello Giovanni
I took an AVI of the disappearance which has accurate GPS time inserted onto the frames, if this helps. I have attached an image of first contact, predicted for 5h 0m 10s at my location. The image is mono and unedited.
I will try and improve my images and send the requested details to Richard.
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