I forgot to mention, did anyone notice the eighth magnitude star, HD 87884 approx 3 arc minutes from Regulus and directly between Regulus and the Moon. This star was occulted by the Moon approx 10 minutes before Regulus. I tried, but could not, pick it's reappearance on the bright limb despite excellent seeing. I managed to see it when about 2.5 arc minutes from the limb and a few minutes before Regulus reappeared.
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Originally Posted by Tinderboxsky
Clear view of both the disappearance and re-appearance of Regulus here at Tinderbox south of Hobart. Seeing was particularly good.
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