Observation by Colin Henshaw: Occultation of Theta Cancri, June 16th.,...

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Colin Henshaw

Observer

Colin Henshaw

Observed

2018 Jun 16 - 14:51

Uploaded

2018 Jul 16 - 07:28

Objects

Conjunction
The Moon
θ-Cnc

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h30^m
Dec: +18°13'
Position angle: +62°22'

Field size

3°35' × 2°29'

Equipment

Canon 6D Camera + a 135mm Carl Zeiss Telephoto lens.

Exposure

1 sec at 800ASA, f5.6.

Location

Briga Township, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Target name

Occultation of Theta Cancri.

Title

Occultation of Theta Cancri, June 16th., 2018

About this image

An image was taken of the Moon and it was noticed that it was about to occult a star, subsequently identified as Theta Cancri. A succession of 53 images were taken, in order to make a video of the event. Unfortunately, the timings are only accurate to the nearest minute as I had not reset the clock on my camera for several days. The video was prepared by e-mailing the images to myself, then flashing them up on my computer screen in quick succession, and videoing the screen with my mobile phone. The video was downloaded onto YouTube and can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO-P7fKa3Rg

The result is almost like seeing the occultation in real time.

Files associated with this observation

Occ-44.jpg (102.0 kB)

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