On 1999 April 19 the Moon occulted Aldebaran
See another occultation below and
the recent Aldebaran event from web-cams around the world
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OCCULTATIONS ARE CONTINUING
Hopefully by now you will have seen the Occultation of
Aldebaran from the link at
http://eclipse.span.ch/liveshow.htm
In Canberra, Australia on 20
April at 09:54 (UT) [local time 7h 54m PM] the Moon is at an altitude
of 17 degrees well above Venus.
At this time a star 894
(magnitude 4.6) was occulted by the 24 % illuminated Moon
SEE AN ANIMATION OF THIS SPECTACULAR event.
The animation was on 1999 April 20 showing the
occultation of a star by the moon from the
Calwell Lunar
Observatory
Location: 149d 06' 00.9"(E), -35d
26' 31.4" (S) at 630 m
Cameras: Sony TR511E x 2
telephoto lens.
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Calwell Lunar
Observatory / Update 1999
April 21 / changed 2001 March 30.
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