Lunar Occultation of Regulus

[matt]

For folks in Brisbane and SE Queensland...this will be worth a look around 11.59pm (Queensland time) tonight:)

It's already a nice sight through my 10x50 binos.

[astroron]

Matt I have just observed Regulas dissapear behind the Moon at 13:47'48" UT
23:47'48 AEST.
It was a very ebrupt :eyepop:
I used the 20cm SCT with a7mm orthoscopic eyepirce.
Reapearence is aprox 15:30 UT, 01:30 AEST which I will be observing.:astron::stargaze::thumbs up:
Ron

[Dennis]

Thanks Matt. I managed to get out last night for the 1st time in yonks but unfortunately clouds came in from the SE at the wrong moment.

I was trying out the Canon 40D on the Mewlon 180 and after seeing your post (thanks!) I fitted the DMK and just about got everything re-configured and set up for 11:55pm, grabbed an AVI and the clouds came in. The Moon was visible through the clouds but imaging was out of the question. I packed up around 1:00am as the high cloud had begun to thicken.

I hope Ron managed to see the egress, as Regulus would have looked spectacular popping out of the dark limb.

I did get to see Regulus very close to the limb through the finder scope!

Cheers

Dennis

[astroron]

Dennis! I missed it as I was stuffing around with an LPI:mad2:Which after this will go in the bin:tasdevil::tasdevil:
My attempt at the darkside is finished:mad2:

[Dennis]

What a bummer Ron – I struggled last night too, my first outing since Nov 2007. Oh for an observatory with everything set up and calibrated!

Cheers

Dennis

[edwardsdj]

I causually watched this while imaging last night :)

[DaveGee]

I missed the disappearance due to cloud but recorded the reappearance. Here is the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7GS7IQW5R4