Observation by John Axtell: Mar Occulatation

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John Axtell

Observer

John Axtell

Observed

2022 Dec 27 - 05:00

Uploaded

2023 Jan 23 - 14:04

Objects

Mars
The Moon

Equipment

Canon Powershot SX70HS

Exposure

1/500 sec, f/6.5, ISO 100 (Auto)

Location

Pyrford, Surrey

Target name

Mars Occultation

Title

Mar Occulatation

About this image

Just happened to wake up at right time, grabbed bridge camera and popped outside, no time to find tripod so just leant against wall of house to steady the camera. Amazed that such a simple bridge camera can resolve Mars as a disc, and even hint at some surface features. The camera has an incredible Zoom - optical 65x, equivalent 1350mm focal length. This is a crop from original

Files associated with this observation

IMG_1358 Mars nearly gone curves adjusted.crop2.JPG (64.3 kB)

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