#LunarOccultationOfMars 06:01 UT 8th December reprocessed. This image was taken as Mars re-emerged from behind the #Moon. #ASI120MC camera, #Celestrron 3x Barlow #WilliamOptics 70mm #refractor Full technical details are on my Flickr page #Mars #Occultation #LunarOccultation
One final image from this morning's #lunarOccultationOfMars from North #Oxfordshire, UK Mars at 06:01 UT, after egress was complete. Best 60% of 2,000 frames, #ZWOASI120MC on a #WilliamOptics 70mm #refractor #Celestron 3x Barlow #Mars #MarsOccultation #FullMoon #LunarOccultation
I created a video showing #ingress + #egree in realtime from this morning's #LunarOccultationofMars. You can watch the video on my You Tube channel here: https://youtu.be/XFfM-X_EIB8 #LunarOccultation #Mars #FullMoon #MarsOccultation
Lunar Occultation of Mars from North Oxfordshire, UK - 8th December 2022

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#Widefield view of the #LunarOccultationOfMars this morning, taken from #Oxfordshire UK with a Canon 1100D with Sigma 300mm zoom lens, 6 image stack #FullMoon #LunarOccultation #Mars #Moon #MarsOccultation
#LunarOccultationOfMars from #Oxfordshire 8th December 2022. Taken with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, #Celestron 3x Barlow #ZWOASI120MC on a #SkywatcherAZGTi mount. 2,000 frame videos, stacked twice - once for the #lunarsurface, once for #Mars #MarsOccultation #FullMoon #LunarOccultation #Moon
2/2 Here is a short simulation of what the #LunarOccultationOfMars will look like from a wider angle, created using Stellarium. These timings are for North Oxfordshire - you can check the exact timing from your location using Stellarium #Mars #Moon #occultation
1/2 Tomorrow morning (Thursday 8th December) the #Moon is going to #occult #Mars. This is visible from the whole of the UK. From North Oxfordshire Mars will disappear at 04:49 and will re-emerge at 05:59 UT. The exact timings will differ from your location #LunarOccultationofMars