Aldebaran, Moon and Venus Occultation - April 18, 1999

Scope/Lens: Tamaron 28-200 f/5.6 zoom
Film: Fujicolor Superia 100
Exposure: 1 second f/5.6 @ 200mm
Location: Goleta, CA (backyard)
Date: April 18, 1999
Time: 20:55 PST		 Venus shines brightly on the right while Aldebaran
narrowly misses being occulted by the cresent moon.

Goleta, CA is south enough that the moon did not occult Aldebaran. A close up of the moon and Aldebaran appears below.

Scope/Lens: Sigma 600mm f/8 mirror
Film: Fujicolor Superia 100
Exposure: 1 second f/8
Location: Goleta, CA (backyard)
Date: April 18, 1999
Time: 20:55 PST

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