During the lunar eclipse in a few hours time, a magnitude 7 star will be occulted by the moon. The moon will be bright when it disappear's behind the moon, but the moon will be in a deep eclipse when it reappears, making for a nice view. Info on the star Data from the Tycho catalog: TYC 1863 1341 Johnson V magnitude: 6.982 ± 0.020 J2000 position at current date (proper motion included): Right ascension: 05h51m50.6475s Declination: +23 22' 57.822" So check, to see what to expect and enjoy. Look between 7 to 8 UTC. Enjoy Kevin _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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