Observation by Neil Morrison: Mars & Uranus

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Neil Morrison

Observer

Neil Morrison

Observed

2021 Jan 25 - 20:10

Uploaded

2021 Jan 28 - 16:50

Objects

Mars
Uranus

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Constellation

Aries

Field centre

RA: 02^h22^m
Dec: +13°53'
Position angle: -0°48'

Field size

7°14' × 9°41'

Equipment

Sony Slt 65a 70-300mm Zoom Skywatcher Star adventurer

Exposure

3 Frames |Stacked 15 sec F 4.5 at ISO 800

Location

Crawley West Sussex

Target name

Mars & Uranus close approach

Title

Mars & Uranus

About this image

25th January first clear night in a long run of poor weather. After all the publicity over the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Mars and Neptune being fairly close escaped attention. Conditions were as usual here in the Gatwick hollow Haze forms at the slightest drop in temperature . Dew point and air temperature are usually only separated by one or two degrees C on still nights. The Moon was also relatively close to the field of view. Contemplated using either a 200mm F 4.00 Minolta Rokkor lens of some antiquity where the infinity stop is accurate or a slightly less ancient 75.300 AF Zoom . Settled for the Zoom and trusted that its native infinity parking mode was accurate. It was question of press and pray as regard to the exposure settings before the haze and Light pollution overwhelmed the image.

Files associated with this observation

1-mars & uranus-002.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Martina McGovern, Alan Thomas

Comments

Neil Morrison, 2021 Jan 28 - 16:55 UTC

|Sorry typing error line two should read Mars and Uranus

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