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Image of the day 08/13/2023

Mars Occultation 08-Dec-22, Tom Williams

Mars Occultation 08-Dec-22

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

Image of the day 08/13/2023

Mars Occultation 08-Dec-22, Tom Williams

Mars Occultation 08-Dec-22

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Mars slipping behind the Moon at 04:59 UT, 08-Dec-22. Captured from Wiltshire, UK - 51N, 2W

- Moon: 4-panel mosaic - 10% of 14k frames per panel.
- Mars: 8 x 75-sec video captures stacked at 5% and derotated to the correct time, with the last of the captures taking place just before ingress.
- Composition: 1 x 7ms exposure during the event.

This is a composite version as to increase SNR due to poor seeing. Raw video capture available here: https://youtu.be/0bx5t6w8Qeg

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Mars Occultation 08-Dec-22, Tom Williams