Hi Dion, Yep, it should be very possible. I've seen some nice shots others have taken of other planetary occultations. I've tried it myself but have always found the ones in S&T to be better than mine. :) Most any setup you'd normally use to image the Moon would work for the occultation. Possibly best if it had a focal length resulting in a field of view wide enough to capture the entire Moon with room to spare on the side to show the Moon closing on Venus. I prefer securing the camera without its lens to where the eyepiece usually goes so the scope becomes the camera's telephoto lens (I'm not a big fan of trying to shoot through an eyepiece). It's been a long time since I've used filters so I'll leave it to others on the list to comment there. Suggest you go out a few early mornings between now and Monday when the Moon is up so you can try out whatever setup you're going to use to make sure everything works. And you might want to report back here on your progress. Good luck! patrick On 07 Aug 2012, at 08:33, Dion Davidson wrote:
Patrick Thanks for the info and the reminder. Will it be possible to photograph this? Any suggestions on how to get a photo of it? (afocal through telescope? Any filters required? what kind of focal length? Different exposures for the moon and Venus?) Thanks, Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
patrick