Observation by Neil Morrison: Lunar Eclipse

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Neil Morrison

Observer

Neil Morrison

Observed

2019 Jan 21 - 04:41

Uploaded

2019 Jan 21 - 21:34

Objects

The Moon
Eclipse

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h07^m
Dec: +19°56'
Position angle: +63°06'

Field size

0°55' × 1°23'

Equipment

Celestron C90
Sony 65a Slt
|Sky watcher Star Adventurer

Exposure

ISO 1600 10sec ( F11)

Location

Crawley west |Sussex

Target name

Moon & Star 97590?

Title

Lunar Eclipse

About this image

Fortunate to have a clear Night . Started Observing at 03h 09m Surprised how quickly the Umbra shadow appeared and first of a series of 44 images taken at 03h 34m . Camera set to Centre weighted Automatic. ISO 400. By 04h 22m the shutter speed had diminished to 1/5 sec so I changed to Manual control and set ISO 1600 and 10sec at which setting I continued to use for the rest of the images. At this longer exposure setting stars close to the Moon started to be seen in the reviewed frames. On this frame taken at 04h 41.09 there is a little blue star ( seven o' clock position) which in the subsequent frame at 04h 42.59 is gone. By reference to the Lunar section Notes for January may this star be No 97590 ?. If so once again the little C90 bought Second hand about 30 years ago has proved to be a Star performer. A very good if very cold night observing . Minus 5 degC here one mile from Gatwick.

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Jeremy Shears, Graham Winstanley, Nick James, Andy Wilson, Tim Haymes, Geof Lewis, Andrew Paterson

Comments

Tim Haymes, 2019 Jan 26 - 23:36 UTC

Yes, spot on. This was SAO 97590 magnitude 8.5. Spectral type A0 - quite blue.
Nice shot. I was hoping to time that occultation, but was clouded out!

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