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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory
02/19/2020
04:10 am

Equipment Details:

Canon G9X, 11x70 Binoculars
Eyepiece projection
Mars: 2.5s@ISO3200
Moon: 1/15s@ISO200

Post-processing Details:

Composite image

Image Details:

Two separate images combined to show what the occultation of Mars would look like in the absence of Lunar glare. The point where Mars exits the dark limb would depend on your latitude.
The Moon was actually 4° East of Mars when these images were taken.