Occultation of Delta Scorpii, June 3, 2023

Night sky on Saturday, June 3 trying east as seen from Adelaide at 17:59 ACST exhibiting the Moon and Delta Scorpii, simply because the Moon is about to cowl it.  The inset reveals the telescopic view of The Moon at 18:52, because the Moon strikes off delta Scorpii. Click on to embiggen	Night sky on Saturday, June 3 trying east as seen from Melbourne at 18:33 AEST exhibiting the Moon and Delta Scorpii, simply because the Moon is about to cowl it.  The inset reveals the telescopic view of The Moon at 19:29, because the Moon strikes off delta Scorpii. Click on to embiggen	Night sky on Saturday, June 3 trying east as seen from Sydney at 18:26 AEST exhibiting the Moon and Delta Scorpii, simply because the Moon is about to cowl it.  The inset reveals the telescopic view of The Moon at 19:28, because the Moon strikes off delta Scorpii. Click on to embiggen

On the night of June 3, the intense star delta Scorpii (Dschubba) within the head of the Scorpion is occulted by the Moon within the early night simply on Nautical twilight. Ingress is low to the horizon and can be laborious telescopically, however reappearance an hour later needs to be viewable.

The occultation happens with the Moon low above the horizon in the beginning for the japanese states, though larger the additional north you’re. South Australia has an affordable view however Darwin and Perth miss out, though delta Scorprii can be seen close to by the Moon. Disappearance and look occasions are given within the desk beneath.

Whereas the occultation is seen to the unaided eye, the sight can be higher in binoculars or a small telescope (the low hight above the horizon could make it troublesome for telescopes to level down that low). Arrange forward of time so to be certain every part is working effectively and you may watch the whole occasion comfortably. delta Scorpii can be clearly seen to the unaided eye close to the Moon.

Delta Scorpii (Dschubba) reappears about an hour later, when the Moon is far larger and higher for telescopic viewing.  

To the west, Venus varieties a line with the intense stars Castor and Pollux and Mars is within the coronary heart of the Beehive cluster.

Labels: binoculars, Moon, Occultation, telescope, unaided eye

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 2:22 am