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Photographer:

Loxley

Location of Photo:

Poland, Częstochowa, backyard

Date/Time of photo:

26.08.2022 05:21

Equipment:

Monochromator based on an achromatic refractor TS152/900 with a narrowband Baader Hα 35nm filter, ASI290MM, EQ-ATM, FireCapture2.6, Autostakkert!3, ImPPG.

Description:

Just like two years ago, today the sky also smiled brightly at me, with a blush uninterrupted to the horizon. It is significant that observations that require exceptionally clear skies happen under "custom made" conditions. I am lucky. As before, today's venture was not about a thin croissant as such, but a photo of the croissant where you can see many details and then confidently identify them (attached sketch). Height 9 degrees. The thinnest of the thin ones is about 5 degrees to the left of Venus, which today may be a lunar signpost. Just eight days ago, Morning Star helped me determine a convenient place of observation. Moon 1 day and 5 hours before the new moon (-29h) - that's over 2 hours less than my previous record - August 26, 2022. at 5.22 am, just 9 degrees above the horizon. The image is shaky but quite sharp. The sky is clear to the horizon, temperature +18*C, humid. South-west libration (W -2.7*; S -6.6*). Two-frame mosaic - Microsoft ICE.

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