Lunar Occulation of Jupiter

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:41 pm

So whats the plan if it clear??
Same place as last time about 1am??

Cheers Roy

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:28 pm

ok, I'll send out a text for 1am at hassets cross,
we'll have to play it by ear at the time.

Simon Kenny · Post by **Simon Kenny** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:44 pm

Lads I'm going to skip this one, it's over 99% cloudy where I am and doesn't look like improving.
Simon

Tom Walsh · Post by **Tom Walsh** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:12 am

Hey Guys,
I'm out for this event, weather doesn't look like its going to be clear enough for this one!

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 5:22 am

Guys I'm sorry to say this
but ye missed the most amazing
site I've ever seen in this hobby so far...

To see the Moon and Jupiter rise
at the same time and the speed
In which it went from touching
the horizon to when it was up above
the horizon was unbelievable...

Managed to do about an hour observing
Before we caught Jupiter and the Moon
Rising the the corner of my eye...

We got some excellent views of both
Objects in the FOV of the 40mm and 24mm..

I'm glad I took the risk and hit the burren now,
Just sickened I forgot to put the memory card
in the camera.. But heh I still have the memories..

Cheers Roy

Dave Lillis · Post by **Dave Lillis** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:15 am

glad you saw it Roy, figured your chances weren't too bad given the sat images.

Whatever about the conjunction, was there any sign of an aurora ?? a big cme impact was due and has hit abit late, there is a fairly big aurora storm happening right now over canada, (kp=6), I'm wondering was there any activity when you were out ?

Roy Stewart · Post by **Roy Stewart** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 11:59 am

No Dave, there was no sign
of aurora... But thats not to say
It wasn't there..
Its just that it started getting cloudy
From the North..

But Naomi got lucky, she saw a flare
got through her FOV while looking
at Andromeda through the 40mm eyepiece...

Cheers Roy

Frank Ryan · Post by **Frank Ryan** » Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:30 pm

He who dares....
Well done dude!!
I was up for it but had just come off 3 months of nights &
slept thru it!

Next time. Lol