Bright star occultation

[george7378]

This video shows the occultation of the star Eta Gem by the Moon at 21:11:36 UTC on the 13th March 2011. The star is a red/orange star some 350 light years away, and as you can see, it disappeared in a matter of seconds:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVS844vY-_g"]YouTube - Occultation of Eta Gem by the Moon[/ame]

 

[IgnoreThisBarrel]

Nice! At first I was confused over whether the bright thing to the right was the ground or the Moon, but I finally got it after the star disappeared behind the "invisible" part of the Moon.

 

[tblaxland]

That is fantastic George!

As a matter of interest, what did you use for the occultation prediction?

 

[JEL]

:hesaid:

This is a great capture

 

[george7378]

Thanks for the comments I used calsky to predict it - it tells you everything you need to know about any sky event.

 

[Scruce]

I used calsky to predict it - it tells you everything you need to know about any sky event.

Very much so, it is an extremely useful tool. Good for predicting visible ISS passes or Iridium flares.