On Saturday evening, 4th October at around 12:30 UT the moon will graze past Antares. Remember, that's the October long weekend!
As usual, there is a catch and this event is no different as the southern limit line runs from Port Lincoln in South Australia to near Cunnamulla in NSW. We'll have two teams operating, one north of Port Pirie and one north of Broken Hill. For your Google Mapping pleasure, I have created a Gmap and it's available here...
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/daveg/...04_Antares.htm
The thin crescent moon will graze past Antares at a cusp angle of 15 degrees. Below is a moon map showing the situation. There will be little glare from the thin crescent and the ruby red Antares will a spectacular sight as it winks at the southern limb. The blue-green secondary might be seen on some reappearances (I need to check though). This event will probably be viewable with naked eyes although small binoculars will help. Personally, I'll have two video stations and a visual station operating.
I invite you to come along and join the Broken Hill team. Below is a Gsv (Google streetsview) of the site. As you can see, desert and flat are the operative words!
If you'd like to join the Broken Hill team, please advise. If you'd like to join the Port Pirie team, I can forward your details to the graze leader.