Observation by Geof Lewis: Lunar occultation of Mars - 8 Dec 2022

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Geof Lewis

Observer

Geof Lewis

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 04:59

Uploaded

2022 Dec 10 - 13:06

Objects

Mars
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

C14 XLT
ASI462MC
Astronomic IR 742 Pro Planet
AP1200GTO
Baader Q-Barlow 2.25x / 1.3x

Exposure

5ms

Location

Norfolk, UK

Target name

Mars

Title

Lunar occultation of Mars - 8 Dec 2022

About this image

Here's my take on first contact of the occulation. Unfortunately I had cloud cover up to within 5 minutes prior to occultaion, so had no time to accurately focus, or adjust gain settings. Nevertheless pleased for the ~5 minute gap in the clouds, that allowed me to experience the event. Thanks to Martin Lewis for advice on processing.

Files associated with this observation

2022-12-08-0459_1-GDL-RGB-Mars_lapl4_ap1_F300_planet_sharp90_R6(Bot60)_AFP(v2)(144dpi-1000x)(V2).jpg (545.4 kB)

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