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Originally Posted by Visions
Thanks Allan and Dan. I am new to this. Am I misreading the diary on page 22? I checked again and it definitely says 8pm WST on the 16th? I guess I am confused.
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No. You are not misreading it, you are just reading too much into it.
By that I mean that you are correct in that the EVENT (moon will be 1.9 degrees from Saturn) will happen at that precise time (West Aust time.)
But it is not saying that is the best time to see it from WA. Notice that the time in Sydney 10pm is the same time, once corrected for longitude.
In fact, at that time, it will be on the other side of the world, well below both of our horizons.
When it does finally rise (see times on page 123 for Saturn -rises 1:44WST) (and page 91 for the moon -rises 2:07am WST) it will have moved on slightly from the 1.9 degrees.
But even then, it will be too close to the horizon to view with any stability/clarity.
The time mentioned by Dan should put it high enough to view, but still be before morning twilight which may (or may not for some) make it more difficult to find.
But I agree it is confusing to put it in the month Diary of events if you can't see it then.
But that's what they do.
Hope this helps