Observation by Peter Tickner: Clair-obscur snap!

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2026 Feb 24 - 17:16

Uploaded

2026 Feb 27 - 02:00

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Player One Uranus-M
Astronomik 742 nm long pass filter
0.5 reducer
Orion Optics 450 mm f/15 Dall-Kirkham
Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount

Location

urban Berkshire

Target name

Clair-Obscur shadow Nixon in the mountains

Title

Clair-obscur snap!

About this image

As with Alan Snook's recent image, I had been imaging the same region of the Moon on the same evening as part of a test I was running wit a reducer and my scope. Another silhouette of President Nixon! (see shadow in the top middle of the image).

Peter

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