16 May Occultation of Venus

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16 May Occultation of Venus

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Just a heads up... Venus is going to be obstructed by the Moon next weekend! For many of us in Southeast Asia, we're lucky that this event will take place during the night, i.e. after sunset. For other parts of the world, it will happen in daylight. Venus will disappear from the Moon's dark limb and reappear about an hour later. I believe it will be quite a sight to see the two brightest nighttime objects so close together! Here are two links for the event:

http://transit.savage-garden.org/occultations/

http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/ ... 6venus.htm
(This has the event timings)

Is anyone planning to observe this?
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all set for the event!
Clear skies please...
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Thanks for the heads up! Will definitely try to observe this.
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Hi,
I do a simulation on planetarium software and below is the local timing:
1) Ingress: 16 May 2010 19:35 (21 degree above horizon)
2) Egress: 16 May 2010 20:35 (8 degree above horizon)

Seem like we need a clear west sky to see the Venus coming out behind the Moon.

Thanks for the heads up.

Have a nice day.
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Haha! I'll be in Hong Kong... don't think I would be able to see anything from the hotel room!
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weixing wrote:Hi,
I do a simulation on planetarium software and below is the local timing:
1) Ingress: 16 May 2010 19:35 (21 degree above horizon)
2) Egress: 16 May 2010 20:35 (8 degree above horizon)

Seem like we need a clear west sky to see the Venus coming out behind the Moon.

Thanks for the heads up.

Have a nice day.
wah...very low in the sky....

any idea where is a good location?
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Tuas has clear view of the west horizon. It Is where we caught the planetary conjunction a few years ago.
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Post by starfinder »

I think one good place would be Labrador Park.

According to The Sky6 software, the Moon would be in the WNW (Azimuth 296 degrees) on Sunday at 7.30pm.

Although Labrador Park's sea frontage faces the SW, one should be able to view the WNW.

Here are satellite photos of the area from Google Maps:

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