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Steven Bellavia
Southold, NY

12/11/2023
12:01 am

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Equipment Details:

Homemade 8-inch, f.4 Newtonian Reflector
ZWO ASI 585MC camera
Celestron CGX-L Equatorial Mount

Post-processing Details:

single, 30-second image

Image Details:

Some of the world got to see an occultation of Betelgeuse by asteroid 319 Leona
For my location it was a near-occultation
I had to wait quite a while for the very small and faint Leona, at magnitude 14.5 (about the same as dwarf-planet Pluto) to come out of the bright glare of Betelgeuse, the 11th brightest star in the sky

To see a time lapse, it is part of my collections at : https://www.astrobin.com/cxoi3j/

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!