Observation by Nick James: Mars occultation

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Nick James

Observer

Nick James

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 04:59

Uploaded

2022 Dec 08 - 05:17

Objects

Mars
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

ASI6200MM + Celestron HD11

Exposure

2.5ms

Location

Chelmsford, UK

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars occultation

About this image

A single frame from a video showing Mars just before its occultation by the Moon this morning.

Files associated with this observation

mars_20221208_045948_ndj.jpg (245.1 kB)

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Comments

Nick James, 2022 Dec 08 - 05:27 UTC

A full frame (60 Mpix) view of the Moon and Mars from a few minutes earlier is here.

https://nickdjames.com/20221208_Mars_occultation/moon_20221208_0456_ndj.jpg

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