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Originally Posted by rustigsmed
nice, I was wondering if anyone nabbed it.  weather has been terrible. |
At the moment, we know that SOFIA flying over the Southern Ocean did get the central flash. That's awesome. (Source:- Twitter, #PlutoOcc2015)
From OccultWatcher reports, NZ, four sites saw occultations, of 60 sec, 71 sec, 102 sec, and 120 sec. This would likely include the atmospheric ingress and egress, hence the length. Several other sites had issues. The most southerly observer in Tasmania did not see an occultation. At least two sites in NZ have not yet reported in.
All told there were forty three sites listed on OccultWatcher, from Northern Queensland to the south of NZ. This may well be a record for occultation observing and recording in the southern hemisphere.
At the moment, there are no YouTube clips of the occultation listed. These may surface in the near future.
A NZ news clip I have seen is here:-
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/clear-...#axzz3eXQREru8
The presenter is perhaps not as clued in as he could be, but Jay Pasachoff gets some airtime.
Regards,
Tony Barry
WSAAG