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Martian Moon Graze - A Note from the President
July 17, 2003
Against all odds, the skies cleared up Thursday morning just in time to get a clear view of Moon's grazing occultation of the planet Mars. For most of us older astronomers, this will be a "once in a lifetime" event. Below you will find an assortment of pictures taken by several of our members.
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- Telescope: 8" SCT :: 24.5 mm Meade SWA
- Camera: Cannon Sureshot S30
- Time: 4:54 AM
- Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Astrophotographer: Charlie Fredrickson
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- Telescope: 12" LX200 :: 40 mm MaxView II
- Camera: Sony Hi8 HandyCam @ 73.8 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 second
- Time: 4:21 AM
- Location: Venus, Florida
- Astrophotographer: Fred Lehman
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- Telescope: 10" LX200 :: 27 mm Panoptic
- Camera: Cannon G2
- Location: Lake Worth, Florida
- Astrophotographer: Jim Kimball
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li>Telescope: 10" LX200 :: 27 mm Panoptic
- Camera: Cannon G2
- Location: Lake Worth, Florida
- Astrophotographer: Jim Kimball
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- Telescope: 12" LX200 :: 40 mm Plossl
- Camera: Nikon CoolPix 995 @ 26.7 mm, f/5.3, 1/15 second
- Time: 4:15 AM
- Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Astrophotographer: John Clifton
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- Telescope: 12" LX200 :: 40 mm Plossl
- Camera: Nikon CoolPix 995 @ 31.0 mm, f/5.8, 1/15 second
- Time: 4:21 AM
- Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Astrophotographer: John Clifton
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- Telescope: 12" LX200 :: 40 mm Plossl
- Camera: Nikon CoolPix 995 @ 31.0 mm, f/5.8, 1/15 second
- Time: 4:23 AM
- Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Astrophotographer: John Clifton
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- Telescope: 12" LX200 :: 40 mm Plossl
- Camera: Nikon CoolPix 995 @ 31.0 mm, f/5.1, 1/8 second
- Time: 4:56 AM
- Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Astrophotographer: John Clifton
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