Observation by Andrew Paterson: Mars and the Moon just after Occultation...

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 06:02

Uploaded

2022 Dec 08 - 06:24

Objects

Mars
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

Meade LX 90
iPhone 12

Location

Hill Head, Hampshire

Target name

Mars Moon Occultation

Title

Mars and the Moon just after Occultation End

About this image

An image of Mars and The Moon a couple of minutes after this morning’s occultation ended. Watching Mars rising above the edge of the Moon was a bit like seeing the Earth rise images from Apollo 8 all those years ago.

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Comments

Richard Sargent, 2022 Dec 08 - 20:04 UTC

To me there's also a touch of "2001 A Space Odyssey" about it!

Andrew Paterson

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