[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturn occultations
- From: "Gene A. Lucas" <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:52:43 -0700
To answer Thad's question... A little bit of both, really. Leroy
Paller, Gerry Rattley, and I videotaped the 28 Sgr occultation by Saturn
some years ago. The star flickered in and out, sometimes being lost
completely from view, and then popping back in when it was behind a
gap. We saw many, many events as Saturn slowly made its way in front of
the star (which was somewhat brighter than this time). While the
sequence of events is essentially the same for all Earth bound
observers, the exact timing differs slightly from different locations.
(I can prove that, as I have three videotapes of the 28 Sgr events,
taken from different locations.
Good luck!
Gene Lucas
(17250)
Thad Robosson wrote:
>
> 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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