Observation by Alexei Pace: The Lunar Eclipse and Occultation of SAO...

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Observer

Alexei Pace

Observed

2018 Jul 27 - 19:19

Uploaded

2018 Jul 28 - 09:52

Objects

The Moon
Eclipse

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD scope
Canon 6D camera

Location

Malta

Target name

Moon

Title

The Lunar Eclipse and Occultation of SAO 163632

About this image

This image was taken by Alexei close to mid-totality for this, the longest lunar eclipse visible this century. Alexei explains that he made the exposure a few minutes before the predicted totality because apart from the Earth occulting the Moon (as seen from the Sun!) the Moon itself was also going to occult star SAO 163632 as seen from his observatory (Ir-Rabat).

You can see this on the left limb as well as in the associated images which show the Moon approaching the star.

Files associated with this observation

wk31_18_lunar-eclipse-APACE.jpg (213.5 kB)

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