Video: how to see December's Mars lunar occultation

[Simon-W]

Been waiting for a clear night for ages to shoot the timelapses for a 2-minute beginners' video on how to see the December 8th Mars lunar occultation. It will be full moon with Mars at opposition. They don't get much better than that!

https://youtu.be/rShtYc73mME



For those clouded out, or living outside Europe/USA/Canada, I'm going to livestream it from 04:45 UT (unless, of course, I'm clouded out too!)



Simon

[Simon-W]

Livestream link (from The Hague, Netherlands, starting 04:45 UT): https://youtu.be/8KodRTXSPW4



Fingers crossed. Despite our notorious weather, hopefully it will be clear!

[Simon-W]

The weather is not looking good in NL. I'll still try to get it, but in case I'm clouded out:


The occultation time varies depending on location.


Virtual Observatory: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/

Griffith: https://youtu.be/R3hRKCZAJdc
Adler Planetarium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw8r1SwNXNw
Astro Zack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYh5EW1ESQ

[Simon-W]

It's cloudy here. Virtual observatory goes live at 05:40 CEST.