Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th). Here are the data for SLC: U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279 For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm patrick
Patrick Thanks for the info and the reminder. Will it be possible to photograph this? Any suggestions on how to get a photo of it? (afocal through telescope? Any filters required? what kind of focal length? Different exposures for the moon and Venus?) Thanks, Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th). Here are the data for SLC: U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279 For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Hi Dion, Yep, it should be very possible. I've seen some nice shots others have taken of other planetary occultations. I've tried it myself but have always found the ones in S&T to be better than mine. :) Most any setup you'd normally use to image the Moon would work for the occultation. Possibly best if it had a focal length resulting in a field of view wide enough to capture the entire Moon with room to spare on the side to show the Moon closing on Venus. I prefer securing the camera without its lens to where the eyepiece usually goes so the scope becomes the camera's telephoto lens (I'm not a big fan of trying to shoot through an eyepiece). It's been a long time since I've used filters so I'll leave it to others on the list to comment there. Suggest you go out a few early mornings between now and Monday when the Moon is up so you can try out whatever setup you're going to use to make sure everything works. And you might want to report back here on your progress. Good luck! patrick On 07 Aug 2012, at 08:33, Dion Davidson wrote:
Patrick Thanks for the info and the reminder. Will it be possible to photograph this? Any suggestions on how to get a photo of it? (afocal through telescope? Any filters required? what kind of focal length? Different exposures for the moon and Venus?) Thanks, Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
patrick
Is this a daytime occultation? Exposures will be much different than a pre-dawn event if so.
Good call Chuck. Yes, it's happening in daylight so best to wait to shoot test shots of the Moon until the Sun is also in the sky. patrick On 07 Aug 2012, at 16:02, Chuck Hards wrote:
Is this a daytime occultation?
Exposures will be much different than a pre-dawn event if so. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Yea and you missed it by that much On Aug 7, 2012 4:03 PM, "Chuck Hards" <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Is this a daytime occultation?
Exposures will be much different than a pre-dawn event if so. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th). Here are the data for SLC: U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279 For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Too cloudy from here. On Aug 13, 2012 2:51 PM, "Dion Davidson" <diondavidson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
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Clouds skunked me in Riverton. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dion Davidson Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:50 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th). Here are the data for SLC: U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279 For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
Now that's it's over the sky is clearing On Aug 13, 2012 3:28 PM, "Hutchings, Mat" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote:
Clouds skunked me in Riverton.
Mat
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Dion Davidson Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:50 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
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The sky at Stansbury was blue but with the milky white hue that tells you know it's far from clear, Could not see the Moon even with 7x50s, Too bad too as I remember a daytime Venus occultation a while back that was spectacular, patrick On Aug 13, 2012, at 14:50, Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
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Saw ingress and egress through twin 160's through a fair amount of smoke at Ammon (Idaho Falls), Idaho. We could see Moon and Venus. The Moon was difficult. We could not see the dark edge at all. On Aug 13, 2012 4:17 PM, "Patrick Wiggins" <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
The sky at Stansbury was blue but with the milky white hue that tells you know it's far from clear,
Could not see the Moon even with 7x50s,
Too bad too as I remember a daytime Venus occultation a while back that was spectacular,
patrick
On Aug 13, 2012, at 14:50, Dion Davidson <diondavidson@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dang - I missed it. Work... Did anyone see it from Salt Lake City? I'll try again when it reappears at 3:39pm. Dion
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 3:53 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Daytime Venus occultation next Monday
For those who may not have heard we've got a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon coming up next Monday afternoon (the 13th).
Here are the data for SLC:
U.T. Sun Moon h m s Alt Alt Az 20 28 57 61 34 268 21 39 03 52 21 279
For a list of hundreds of other places to view it from: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0813venus.htm
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