Moon Occulting Venus
 

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Optics: Meade LX200 10" at f/10
Mount: Standard Field Tripod
Camera: Nikon FM-10
Exposure: 1/125th second
Accessories: Kodak Ektachrome Elite 200 slide film
Location: Angeles Crest Highway, CA [ near Mt. Wilson ]
Date July 17, 2001
Notes: Processing: Color slide scanned with a Umax Astra 3450 scanner. Curves, unsharp mask, and resize in Photoshop.

Other Notes: This image was taken using the eyepiece projection method using a Televue Radian 10mm eyepiece. The image was taken at about 10:20am and the moon was about 13% full.