Observation by Alex Pratt: Lunar occultation of Aldebaran - reappea...

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2017 Nov 06 - 03:25

Uploaded

2017 Nov 06 - 13:33

Objects

Aldebaran
Conjunction

Equipment

NexStar 127mm f/12 Mak-Cass
Watec 910 video camera
IOTA-VTI GPS video time inserter

Exposure

1/1000th sec

Location

Z92

Target name

Aldebaran - alpha Tauri - R 692

Title

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran - reappearance at dark limb

About this image

The reappearance of Aldebaran at the dark limb, RD event.

For this DB and RD of alpha Tauri I intentionally selected a short exposure and minimal camera gain to retain some detail in the lunar features.

Files associated with this observation

R692_RD_20171106_0325_ARP.png (191.9 kB)

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