Moon occults Aldebaran 4/10/2016.

Posted by Edison100
on Thursday, April 14, 2016

Moon: magnitude -9.34 and illuminate 17%.
Aldebaran: magnitude 0.85 and distance 66.64 light years.
(Source Stellarium).
In this pic without editing, you can see color Aldebaran orange.
Telescope reflector aperture 130mm (5.1"), focal length 650mm and eyepiece (1.25") 32mm. Shutter speed 1/8”, F 4.9, ISO 200 and focal length 11mm. Hour 18:36 (23:06 UTC).

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