Observation by Alun Halsey: Lunar occultation of Mars first contact ...

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Alun Halsey

Observer

Alun Halsey

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 05:00

Uploaded

2022 Dec 08 - 16:39

Objects

The Moon
Mars
Conjunction

Equipment

Celestron C9.25 SCT
ZWO ASI462 colour planetary camera
Baader UV/IR block filter
CEM60

Location

Reading Berkshire UK

Target name

Mars,Moon occultation

Title

Lunar occultation of Mars first contact 05:00 UT 221208

About this image

Only had time to capture the start of the occultation due to the Moon being to low to view from my observatory at the point of Mars' re-emergence. Using the C9.25 @ f/10 to capture SER files in Firecapture,stacked in Autostakkert 3 and processed in Astrosurface.

The image is not a composite,the brightness of the Moon and Mars were balanced at capture and any additional brightness levels were carried out on the image as a whole.

Files associated with this observation

Mars first contact.jpg (127.1 kB)

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