Observation by Peter Tickner: Mars first contact at Full Moon

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 05:00

Uploaded

2022 Dec 08 - 11:00

Objects

Mars
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

ZWO ASI482MC
70 mm f/6 refractor

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Mars and Moon

Title

Mars first contact at Full Moon

About this image

This was taken very low tech and against a basic principle we always tell beginners not to do! I set up my 70 mm refractor on a manual Alt-Az mount indoors upstairs as my own house blocks my observatory at that angle. Come the time of the event I realised to my horror that I couldn't get to the open window and still see the view, so this was taken through the double glazing and still somehow came out!

Peter

Files associated with this observation

c2022-12-08_T_05-00-08-0009_L_F0090-0639_482 70mm_g7_ap18.png (722.7 kB)

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Comments

Alex Pratt, 2022 Dec 08 - 16:21 UTC

Hi Peter,

Great result!

Good astronomy can be done from indoors. Some of my video meteor cameras are on a window sill in a spare bedroom and they've worked for years through double glazing.

A Zoom meeting by the Solar Section showed how a member takes high quality H-alpha images without going outside. George Alcock found his 5th comet whilst looking through double glazing.

This might not work for everyone.

Perhaps the BAA should have an Indoors Section.

Cheers,

Alex.

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