Post by Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe on Mar 14, 2006 2:50:08 GMT -6
Fellow Chicago Astronomers,
(Courtesy of Curt Renz)
There will be an occultation of some stars of the Pleiades (M45) by the Moon Monday evening/Tuesday morning.
I would start the watch around 8:00 pm CST and let the Moon drift across the star formation. Those of you with star trackers on your scopes will enjoy a leisurely treat. And let's not forget the ccd imagers reading this!
Occultation events will occur on the sunlit side and exit on the dark side. It will be interesting to see if the starlight will peek and play among the lunar mountains and valleys here, but watch for them carefully...as they occur quite quickly!
Depending on where one is located, different occultation events will be visible and others not. Precise details on the event are on the Chicago Astronomer Forum - courtesy and skill of Chicago Astronomer Curt:
astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=Conjunctions&action=display&thread=1135911795
astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=Conjunctions&action=display&thread=1135842082
Curt has also created excellent maps of the path down to the mile/blocks on where the occultations will be visible to us. Please visit the following links:
www.curtrenz.com/astro5.jpg
www.curtrenz.com/astro8.jpg
Also, info from the Lunar Occultation site:
www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/2006plnam/0110zc560.htm
This cyclical event will be a good one to catch if the clouds stay away.
Perhaps we would like to get together for this event, if not for the total - perhaps just for the Pleione blink out. If so drop me a line or cell me. Should be fun.
Mag 5.0 - Pleione
RA 03:49:33.4 – Dec N 24°09’28”
21:17:06 – ZA 315.7° - Immersion
21:25:06 – ZA 301.8° - Emersion
Till next time...
Joseph Guzmán
The Chicago Astronomer
Administrator & Founder
312-636-6920
www.chicagoastronomer.com
astronomer.proboards23.com
"We are all in the Gutter, but some of us are looking at the Stars"
Oscar Wilde -1854-1900
(Courtesy of Curt Renz)
There will be an occultation of some stars of the Pleiades (M45) by the Moon Monday evening/Tuesday morning.
I would start the watch around 8:00 pm CST and let the Moon drift across the star formation. Those of you with star trackers on your scopes will enjoy a leisurely treat. And let's not forget the ccd imagers reading this!
Occultation events will occur on the sunlit side and exit on the dark side. It will be interesting to see if the starlight will peek and play among the lunar mountains and valleys here, but watch for them carefully...as they occur quite quickly!
Depending on where one is located, different occultation events will be visible and others not. Precise details on the event are on the Chicago Astronomer Forum - courtesy and skill of Chicago Astronomer Curt:
astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=Conjunctions&action=display&thread=1135911795
astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?board=Conjunctions&action=display&thread=1135842082
Curt has also created excellent maps of the path down to the mile/blocks on where the occultations will be visible to us. Please visit the following links:
www.curtrenz.com/astro5.jpg
www.curtrenz.com/astro8.jpg
Also, info from the Lunar Occultation site:
www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/2006plnam/0110zc560.htm
This cyclical event will be a good one to catch if the clouds stay away.
Perhaps we would like to get together for this event, if not for the total - perhaps just for the Pleione blink out. If so drop me a line or cell me. Should be fun.
Mag 5.0 - Pleione
RA 03:49:33.4 – Dec N 24°09’28”
21:17:06 – ZA 315.7° - Immersion
21:25:06 – ZA 301.8° - Emersion
Till next time...
Joseph Guzmán
The Chicago Astronomer
Administrator & Founder
312-636-6920
www.chicagoastronomer.com
astronomer.proboards23.com
"We are all in the Gutter, but some of us are looking at the Stars"
Oscar Wilde -1854-1900