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[Chuck Akers <akersc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I too was fortunate enough to not be doing the work thing, and I saw Jupiter 
set.  Although I was looking, I didn't see it rise from the dark side of the 
moon until it was all the way out. Doh!  Using my 8" Dob from the downtown 
area, at 70x I was amazed of just how much detail was visible as I could see 
Jupiter's two main cloud bands quite clearly, but I couldn't see any of the 
moons.  I must say that it isn't often I observe under such warm conditions, 
but it was worth it.  I do hope September 10th is a little cooler and less 
humid.  

Chuck

  Orman Joe-P27491 <Joe.Orman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
I observed both the disappearance and reappearance of Jupiter from the parking 
lot of the Motorola plant in Scottsdale where I work, through 10x50 binoculars 
on a tripod. The sky was very clear for a change -- which was nice for 
observing, but it sure was hot out there! A magnificent sight of a pinpoint 
aligned with, then overtaken by, a delicate crescent -- the orbital dance in 
action! Jupiter was not nearly as bright and obvious as Venus was for the 
August 17 occultation; if the focus on my binoculars was just slightly off, 
Jupiter disappeared into the pastel sky.

We'll have another lunar occultation (Saturn) early on the morning of September 
10. For a list of this and other sky events for the rest of the year, see my 
almanac:
http://pages.prodigy.net/pam.orman/JoeAlmanac2001.html

--Joe Orman

Joe Orman's Photo Pages:
http://pages.prodigy.net/pam.orman/JoeGallery.html




-----Original Message-----
From: kellerjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kellerjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:13 AM
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Occultation Alert



Another Joe Orman Moment reminder!

"August 15 (daytime): Occultation of Jupiter by crescent moon, in W
(disappears 1:35pm, reappears 2:37pm)." 

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