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The July 13, 2024 occultation of the bright star Spica by the first quarter Moon, which from my location in Alberta occurred in daylight. The reappearance of the star was just at sunset at 9:41 p.m. MDT. Here the star has reappeared from behind the bright limb of the Moon only seconds before.

This is a single 1/60-second exposure with the Canon R5 at ISO 100 on the Askar V80mm refractor with its 1.2x Extender for 600mm focal length at f/7.5. On the Star Adventurer GTi for tracking. The image has been cropped in from the full frame.
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The July 13, 2024 occultation of the bright star Spica by the first quarter Moon, which from my location in Alberta occurred in daylight. The reappearance of the star was just at sunset at 9:41 p.m. MDT. Here the star has reappeared from behind the bright limb of the Moon only seconds before.<br /> <br /> This is a single 1/60-second exposure with the Canon R5 at ISO 100 on the Askar V80mm refractor with its 1.2x Extender for 600mm focal length at f/7.5. On the Star Adventurer GTi for tracking. The image has been cropped in from the full frame.