Titan and Shadow Transit on Saturn tonight!

iceman (Mike) · #1 12-03-2009, 08:10 AM

Don't forget! Tonight, it's worth heading out to look at Saturn if it's clear in your part of the world.

There's a Titan Transit, as well as a Titan Shadow Transit.

For Eastern states, mid-transit is at about 10:15pm - an hour earlier in QLD. The beginning of the transit will start about 1.5 hours earlier.

More info here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-523-0-0-1-0.html

Fortunately, the weather is clear this morning and predicted to stay clear all day. So I might get lucky!

How's it looking where you are?

cookie8 (Vincent) · #2 12-03-2009, 09:50 AM

Yes Mike. Looking good at the moment in Sydney. Blue sky with about 30% cloud cover.Like you I missed out on all 3 transits so far. This time might be lucky. A grazing Titan & shadow transit would make a special image.

Dennis · #3 12-03-2009, 10:00 AM

Hi Mike

I think the effects of cyclone Hamish have more or less doomed us to cloud cover here in Brisbane. Clear skies and good luck to those elsewhere!

Cheers

Dennis

erick (Eric) · #4 12-03-2009, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman

How's it looking where you are?

As per attached. Poor for observing

Great for the State

Cannot complain. I've had my Titan/shadow transit for the year - and it was great!

pgc hunter · #5 12-03-2009, 10:42 AM

^^^ yeah, typical Melbourne weather

And I'll be at work aswell.

goober (Doug) · #6 12-03-2009, 11:30 AM

I actually produce those radar images... do you want me to clear them up?

pgc hunter · #7 12-03-2009, 11:34 AM

^^ that or put some massive thunderstorms all over it. Lightning is my second passion...

Quark (Trevor) · #8 12-03-2009, 11:37 AM

Hi Mike,

Out here at Broken Hill for today we have rain predicted. At the moment we have about 7 tenths cloud and 78% humidity. Normally our humidity is below 20% and often below 10%. Last night there was a magnificent electrical storm just to the SE. Just had a look at the Satellite image from 6am this morning and it may well clear for tonight.

Regards
Trevor

erick (Eric) · #9 12-03-2009, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goober

I actually produce those radar images... do you want me to clear them up?

No, but do you have any historical ones you can show us - showing the heaviest rainfall pattern over Victoria - the almost black colour! I've only seen that colour once - in some of those huge SE Qld storms of a year or so ago.

goober (Doug) · #10 12-03-2009, 05:08 PM

Hmm, without dates it's a bit hard to regen them, but here's a couple from November last year.

Robert9 (Robert) · #11 12-03-2009, 05:13 PM

Melbourne as ever - clouded when it matters most.

C'est la vie!

Quark (Trevor) · #12 12-03-2009, 06:46 PM

Massive dust storm just rolled into town from over the border in South Australia, there are a few drop of mud falling with it, doesn't look good for tonight.

Trevor

Lester · #13 12-03-2009, 06:53 PM

Clear here, will not make any promises, but will be trying for some images of the transit.

Good luck everyone.

iceman (Mike) · #14 12-03-2009, 06:56 PM

Cloudy here so far.

bird (Anthony Wesley) · #15 12-03-2009, 07:16 PM

Yep., cloudy here and rain coming...

Bird

cookie8 (Vincent) · #16 12-03-2009, 07:32 PM

Very clear here. Hope it holds out this way.

iceman (Mike) · #17 12-03-2009, 08:46 PM

Clear in all parts of the sky except the E/NE.

Starting to clear.

erick (Eric) · #18 12-03-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goober

Hmm, without dates it's a bit hard to regen them, but here's a couple from November last year.

Yes amazing images!

erick (Eric) · #19 12-03-2009, 08:51 PM

Good luck, Saturn watchers!

All cleared here, but stars twinkling furiously and I cannot go out tonight anyway.

iceman (Mike) · #20 12-03-2009, 09:08 PM

I can see Saturn now, but it's very low and the seeing is too bad at this altitude to see Titan or the shadow.

And man the mozzies are bad!