Observation by James Weightman: Retrograde Neptune

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James Weightman

Observer

James Weightman

Observed

2022 Sep 30 - 20:00

Uploaded

2022 Oct 07 - 08:02

Objects

Neptune

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Constellation

Aquarius

Field centre

RA: 23^h33^m
Dec: -04°23'
Position angle: -3°15'

Field size

3°47' × 2°32'

Equipment

Canon 100D DSLR + 200mm lens on tripod

Exposure

2 secs, f/2.8, ISO1600

Location

Cirencester, Glos, UK

Target name

Neptune

Title

Retrograde Neptune

About this image

3 superimposed pictures taken on recent nights, fortuitously evenly spaced at 3 day intervals. Planet currently progressing westwards in Aquarius near Pisces border. Can be found just east of a "parallelogram" of stars of similar magnitude.

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