Observation by Steve Knight: HD 93993 occultation

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2020 May 03 - 11:26

Uploaded

2020 May 03 - 11:26

Objects

Conjunction

Equipment

Skywatcher 300mm f5 Newtonian
ASI174MM camera
742nm filter

Exposure

34.5ms, gain 279

Location

Banbury

Target name

HD 93993

Title

HD 93993 occultation

About this image

Two sequential frames from video. The interesting thing (for me) was that I was talking to Mel Gigg as he was also observing the occultation. Mel is 22km from me so HD 93993 vanished for me a few seconds before it did for him. HD 93993 is a magnitude 6.8 double star in Leo.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_9184.JPG (388.4 kB)

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