Observation by Martina McGovern: Lunar occultation of Mars

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2022 Dec 08 - 04:56

Uploaded

2023 Jan 04 - 22:35

Objects

Mars
The Moon
Conjunction

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 8” on HEQ5 PRO, ZWO ADC & ZWO ASI462MC, EAF & Optlong L-UV/IR cut filter. Plus, ZWO ASIAir Pro running the show

Exposure

Video was 3min, exp 5ms, Gain 92 & ROI 1080P

Location

Near Cambridge city UK, Bortle approx 4

Target name

Lunar occultation of Mars

Title

Lunar occultation of Mars

About this image

I’m really glad the clouds stayed away so I could witness this event and also get a few memory photos.

I processed using PIPP, AutoStakkert3, Registax6 for Wavelets only then a few tweaks in PI and Photoshop.

Clear skies all.

Martina

Files associated with this observation

Moon Mars 8Dec22 BAA.jpg (404.0 kB)

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