A night when we Captured Uranus

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Apr 30

2020

by William Afonso

In better times before Covaid19 brought the world to a Standstill, a Dream came true on a Cool Night in the City of Mangalore, Karnataka State on the Western Coast of India. It was Feb 17 2020 when after a Patient search we Managed to Capture a Glimpse of the Closest Planet to the Sun not Visible via to Naked Eye - Uranus. The pale Blue planet was seen at about 40 Degrees West over the Horizon.

The capture was done with a 6 inch Orion telescope and a Vivo Camera. Alongside me were two Wonderful Employees Ujjwal Chaturvedi and Abhinav Gupta who enjoyed the spectacle. Alongside Uranus we also captured pics of Dimming Betelguese, Venus and the Orion Nebula. Putting some pictures below. Hopping to get better pictures when the World overcomes the current Crisis.

Uranus the Spetacle of the evening. Expand to see the Pale bluish white dot.

Venus, Betelguese and Orion to Add Color to the night.

The Astronomers

From Left to Right. Abhinav Gupta, Myself and Ujjwal Chaturvedi.