[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturn occultations
- From: "Thad Robosson" <starstarcracker@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 13:23:38 -0700
Hey All,
In response to Steve's request, I did some checking with Guide 8. Indeed,
be ready to look around 10:20 Friday evening, and a short time later, the
event begins. However, Saturn will be low, around 20 degrees above the
horizon, which means most of us will be looking over our neighbor's roofs.
A short trip to a good horizon may be in order.
And a question....will the star "blink" in and out through the rings like in
a lunar occultation, or will it be more of a "dimming"? I've never seen an
occultation like this.
As an aside, I caught myself starting to make a finder chart for the 8th mag
star that SATURN was to occult....Du'oh!!!!
Thad
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