Messier 17, Messier 18, Cat's Paw & Lobster N...
Tried to rework these four iconic DSO's, but the weather was having none of it.
Lunar occultation of Saturn and Titan:
On the morning of Friday 29th March, the Moon will occult Saturn and its system of Satellites. The table gives the times of the first contact (A-D) and last contact (E-H) of the rings (A, D, E, H) and planetary limb (B, C, F, G), with the Moon.
The time of disappearance of Titan is also listed. The upper diagram shows the approximate configuration of the satellites Minas (M), Dione, (D), Enceladus (E), Tethys (T), Rhea (R) and Titan.
Times are South Africa Standard Times (SAST).
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 MoreTried to rework these four iconic DSO's, but the weather was having none of it.
If Pearly Beach does not have clear skies, there's always the Little Karoo just around the corner.
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.