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[Centaur]

During the early hours of 2012 JUL 15 the waning crescent Moon will occult (cover) Jupiter for many observers in Eurasia and North Africa. I’ve created a graze map, Besselian elements and a preview for London. The graphics for those and my more detailed article can be found on my lunar webpage at: www.CurtRenz.com/moon

Fellow Chicagolanders: Don't feel left out. This presents an excuse for you to take that European vacation you've been dreaming about.

[scottmason]

Darn..Is there a source that lists occultations visible to us in North America?

[Centaur]

Jun 25, 2012 8:45:24 GMT -6 scottmason said:

Darn..Is there a source that lists occultations visible to us in North America?

Well, Scott, I’m a source since I’ve written a program that predicts lunar occultations. Another source that lists occultations of major planets and first magnitude stars is Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.

Below are the significant lunar occultations that I've calculated for observers in Chicagoland for the remainder of this year:

AUG 13 – Daytime occultation of Venus
SEP 09 – Nighttime occultation of asteroid 1 Ceres
SEP 22 – Nighttime occultation of magnitude +3.8 Mu Sagittarii

I’ll provide notices and graphics during the weeks prior to these events.

[scottmason]

Wow, that's impressive! Looking forward to hearing more when the time comes.

[Centaur]

Not that this will help Chicagolanders, but I've added a graze map for East Asia. For observers there it will be a daytime occultation, but should be visible with optical aid: www.CurtRenz.com/moon

[Centaur]

Tonight will be the night! Early Sunday morning for Europe.

The next planetary occultation visible from Chicagoland will be that of Venus on 2012 AUG 13. It will be a daytime event for us. Brilliant Venus should be visible by naked eye near the Moon, if one knows exactly where to look, although a telescope or binoculars would be beneficial. I'll provide graphics and data early in August.