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22/05/07 - Occultation of Saturn

I hope like me, people got a good view of the recent occultation. I had some very annoying high thin cloud to contend with but managed to see the full occultation using my 8 inch reflector. About half an hour before the start I found that Saturn was very difficult to spot even with the Moon as a guide. I haven't seen Saturn in daylight before so found it fascinating to observe visually. After the occultation I experimented with my small Olympus camera held up to the eyepiece.

I took many shots, but a couple turned out nicely. To view the image click here.

Tim J Leese

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