Lunar Occultation of Saturn & Titan
The Moon occults Saturn and it's largest moon Titan early on Friday morning...
Just because that bright Moon is around doesn't mean we can't look at stars...
Here are some pics of live views through the 12” telescope of some bright nebulae, clusters and of course the Moon, projected on the western wall of the observatory and the laptop.
Tried different combinations with the Samsung camera at prime focus using two focal reducers, one at the telescope and one on the camera, but was not madly impressed. For those wide field of view shots, piggy-backing the refractor seems to work best.
Don't forget we are looking at stars at the Club's stargazing evening next weekend (Saturday 10 Feb.).
Alternatively stargazing on other evenings can also be arranged, contact us for your Night Sky Safari anytime, even when the Moon is full.
Southern Cape Astronomy Club meets at least once a month for stargazing or observation evenings close to new Moon or during astronomical related events. The well-established club is based in Pearly Beach just outside Gansbaai.
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Read MoreThe Moon occults Saturn and it's largest moon Titan early on Friday morning...
Jaco Koekemoer provided an excellent description of the event "Suddenly out of the corner of my eye, I saw a blinding gold-coloured flash in the direction of Gansbaai.
Come and catch some starlight and join us on the Village Green at Pearly Beach for an evening of stargazing...
Where to find the naked eye planets in March and comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is visible in our evening skies...
It's full moon tomorrow 19 February 2019 at 17:54.
At magnitude +5 the comet is an easy binocular and naked eye target...