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Moon Occulting the Hyades
About this observation
Observer
Martin Griffiths
Time of observation
05/11/2017 - 19:16
Object
Hyades Occultation
Observing location
Blackmill
Equipment
Canon 30D DSLR 85mm f3.5 lens
Exposure
ISO 1000 1/2000th sec for Moon 1 sec for stars
Tags
The Moon occulting the Hyades star cluster does occur relatively frequently (19 years or so!) but as the sky was clear I thought I would attempt to capture it knowing that it would have to be a composite shot.
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