Observation by Steve Knight: 6.5 day old lunar earthshine

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2017 Nov 25 - 18:17

Uploaded

2017 Nov 30 - 20:59

Objects

The Moon

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 23^h19^m
Dec: +45°23'
Position angle: -156°38'

Field size

6°52' × 6°52'

Equipment

ETX125 (no tracking)
6D

Exposure

1/3 sec ISO12800

Location

Banbury

Target name

Moon

Title

6.5 day old lunar earthshine

About this image

Telescope not tracking, did a series of runs as Moon moved through the field of view. Cropped moon and pasted it on to a blackground for aesthetic reasons.

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IMG_8930 square.JPG (909.5 kB)

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