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Lunar Occultation of Jupiter (Egress)

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Started by hakescl, 11/23/2008 06:13AM
Posted 11/23/2008 06:13AM Opening Post
You can barely make out those Van Gogh "ears" in the background, but I thought I rescued most of it OK. This one was at .71"/pixel.

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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory