Approach of Moon & Mars (Sep 9, 2003)


Date & Time: Sep 9 2003, 21:02 JST(+0900), 1/40sec. Exp.
Optical: VIXEN 20cm(7.9") VISAC with LV25mm magnifier
Synthesized focal length: f=1512mm (equivalent f=7560mm in 35mm film format)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Digital Camera: OLYMPUS C-5050Z
Location: Kokubunji city, Tokyo

Camera Settings: Mode.....SHQ (2560 x 1920 high quality JPEG format)
Lens.....f=21.0mm (equivalent f=105mm in 35mm film format), stop: F2.6
CCD Sensitivity.....ISO100, White Balance.....Auto



Approach of Moon & Mars viewed at Tokyo

Date & Time: Sep 9 2003, 19:05 JST(+0900), 1sec. Exp.
Optical: AF zoom Nikkor 24-85mm (f=56mm, stop: F3.8)
Digital Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location: Kokubunji city, Tokyo

Camera Setting: Mode.....JPEG-FINE (3024 x 2016)
CCD Sensitivity.....ISO100, White Balance.....Auto


On Sep 9, 2003, we could observe the rendez-vous of Mars and Moon about 20 arc minutes apart. In that day the Martian occultation occurred at Siberian region, but we enjoyed glittering Mars and the Moon sitting close together in southern night sky at Japan.

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