Observation by Steve Knight: Lunar Eclipse

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2018 Jan 31 - 13:28

Uploaded

2018 Feb 01 - 02:13

Objects

Eclipse

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h51^m
Dec: +16°31'
Position angle: +53°22'

Field size

2°26' × 1°41'

Equipment

Canon 550D Camera
Starwave 70mm f6 doublet refractor
Astrotrac

Exposure

2 sec ISO 1600

Location

Hotel roof car park, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Target name

Lunar Eclipse

Title

Lunar Eclipse

About this image

Luckily I was in San Francisco on business for this as not visible from UK. Packed equipment in case it was clear. Hotel roof car park was being refurbished so access was not easy. This was taken at 5.28 local time, security tried to move me on but managed to persuade him that I was not a threat. Observations were curtailed at 6.30 by arrival of workers with heavy moving equipment. By then it was light and partially eclipsed moon very low. The brightest star at top of image to right of moon is HD 75864 (mag 6.9), the star right at bottom of image (to left of moon) is 54 Cancri (mag 6.3). M44 was near moon (~4 deg) but alas out of my field of view. This a single frame processed in Faststone. Colour of moon has not been adjusted.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_0464 faststoned cropped.jpg (1.2 MB)

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Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2018 Feb 01 - 13:27 UTC

Good to see you were able to see the eclipse, Steve! Enjoy SF!

Jeremy

Steve Knight, 2018 Feb 02 - 07:45 UTC

Thanks Jeremy, popping in to Lick Observatory tomorrow before a dash to airport to fly home!

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