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Image of the day 12/31/2021

    Perigee vs Apogee - Head to Head Moon Comparison, Andrei Dumitriu

    Perigee vs Apogee - Head to Head Moon Comparison

    Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

    Image of the day 12/31/2021

      Perigee vs Apogee - Head to Head Moon Comparison, Andrei Dumitriu

      Perigee vs Apogee - Head to Head Moon Comparison

      Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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      Description

      The Big and the small, the near and the far. This sums up to a roughly 14% difference in apparent size and approx. 50.000 km (31.000 mi) of social distancing in between.

      The setup used has been identical
      Orion ED80, ZWO ASI178MC, Sky-Watcher Star-Discovery AZ SynScan GoTo

      Perigee (left)
      354.547 km (220.305 mi) away
      25.May.2021, 20:30 UT?
      Alt 24°, Size 33’, Seeing 3/5

      Apogee (right)
      402.482 km (250.090 mi) away
      19.Dec.2021, 17:39 UT
      ?Alt 27°, Size 29’, Seeing 2/5

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      Perigee vs Apogee - Head to Head Moon Comparison, Andrei Dumitriu