Lunar Occulation of Mars - December 07, 2022

Image Details

• Takahashi FSQ-106ED w/Extender-Q
• Nikon Z7II
• Photoshop CC
• 7:43 PM MST
  12/07/2022
• Mead, Colorado

Weather: scattered clouds -> clear

The Full Moon passed in front of the planet Mars at this location on December 07, 2022. This occulation is special because Mars is a day from opposition with its disk as large as it will appear this year at 17" (arc secs) in diameter.

This image shows the scene a minute before Mars was covered by the Moon. Mars is the bright red dot at lower center. The predicted occulation times for Denver were: disappearance - 7:44 PM and reappearance - 8:48 PM. All times are in MST.

50 seconds later Mars is half way covered up.

64 minutes later Mars reappears.

50 seconds later the occulation is over.