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Old 08-12-2015, 08:34 AM
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The Moon Occults Venus

Daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon today here in North America...

Here's a larger version with the technical info:

http://www.astropix.com/Moon_Occults..._20151207.html

This was a comedy of errors for me, I came very close to not getting anything do to my own incompetence... here's the full story on my blog for anyone interested:

http://www.astropix.com/wp/2015/12/0...occults-venus/
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Old 08-12-2015, 01:35 PM
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Nice work Jerry - great capture.

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Old 10-12-2015, 02:50 AM
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Hi Steve,

Thank you very much!

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Old 10-12-2015, 06:38 AM
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nice catch
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Old 10-12-2015, 10:10 AM
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Good work Jerry. I can sympathise with your field set up adventures; we’ve all been there, done that, yet we still come back for more!

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Old 14-12-2015, 11:48 PM
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Keool shot Jerry, dont see many of these, so, well done going through your trials !
A can sympathise when the clock is going - great challenge and yours with a successful ending - top stuff !!
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