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| Map of the Occultation path of the Moon and Saturn. The occultaion is on the third UT, which is the morning of the 4th in Australia after dawn. | The Moon at 9:03 am AEST in Sydney on Saturday 4 Could as Saturn disappears behind the Moon. The insets reveals the telescope view of Saturn going behind the Moon (left) and rising from behind the Moon at 9:22 am AEST (proper) |
On the morning of Saturday 4 Might Saturn is occulted by the waning
Moon as seen from japanese Australia (see desk beneath for actual timings), from Brisbane south. This can be a daytime occultation, which would require telescopes. At the moment the Moon and Saturn shall be round 56 ° from the solar above the north japanese horizon. This can be a binocular and telescope occasion solely and further particular care have to be taken to keep away from by accident exposing your eyes to the Solar, ensure that the solar is hidden by a constructing or one thing. It could be greatest for skilled amateurs solely to try this so no unintentional solar publicity is feasible.
As nicely, though Saturn shall be seen in telescopes, it is going to be very pale and troublesome to see.
The Moon, nicely above the north-eastern horizon, is a really apparent
signpost for the place to look with Saturn near the intense limb. You might want some persistence to see Saturn pale towards the brightness of the sky. Brisbane and Melbourne solely see a grazing occultation.
Begin watching about half an hour beforehand to get arrange and acquainted
with the sky. Saturn shall be pale near the intense limb of the Moon. Reappearance shall be onerous to see as it’s important to be wanting simply
on the proper second.
| Place | Disappears Shiny Limb | Reappears Darkish Limb |
| Adelaide ACST | – | – |
| Brisbane AEST | 9:27 (graze) | – |
| Canberra AEST | 9:01 | 9:12 |
| Darwin ACST | – | – |
| Hobart AEST | 8:24 | 9:16 |
| Melbourne AEST | 8:56 (graze) | – |
| Perth AWST | – | – |
| Sydney AEST | 9:03 | 9:22 |
Labels: Daylight, Daytime, Occultation, Saturn
