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Narrow miss

Two and a half hours before the occultation, which appeared to be unseen from given location... If only I were in Arusha :(

 

Still, it was a beautifull conjunction of second and third (Iridium satellites and nearby supernovas aside) brightest celestial bodies. Worth just watching it.

 

Aquisition time: JD 2456714.665556 (26.02.2014 07:58:24 MSK)

Image orientation: straight.

Equipment:

Canon EOS 60D (unmodded) with Canon EF 70-200 mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and EF 2x III extender mounted on photo-tripod via Manfrotto 410 Junior geared head.

Aperture (effective) 50 mm

Focal length 280 mm

Tv = 1/200 seconds

Av = f/8

ISO 3200 (overdone)

Exposures: 1

Note: it seems that I had somehow broken one of my 410Js in the process. It had got very nasty backlash. They looked so tough.

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Uploaded on February 26, 2014
Taken on February 26, 2014