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Moon and Spica

The crescent moon and Spica about 12 minutes before occulation Christmas morning. (Lunation 23 days).

Moon and Spica on Dec 25, 2005

About 5 minutes before occulation I switched to video. Here is the frame taken just before Spica disappeared.

Moon occulting Spica at 13:32 MST on Dec 25, 2005 Equipment used, top image Celestron Nexstar11, 0.62 focal reducer, and Canon 300D camera. Bottom image Nexstar11 and Phillips Toucam 740K webcam. Images taken through thin clouds and branches of my neighbors trees. Temperature was 45 deg F, no wind, turbulence 6/10.

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One Response to “Moon and Spica”

  1. Wolverine Says:
    December 25th, 2005 at 9:43 pm

    Very nice! Well done. :-)

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