I actually almost totally forgot about it. I walked out of my friends house last night/this morning at 12:30am, looked up at the moon and noticed jupiter shining brightly next to it and then it clicked (luckily I had been reading the forums on the weekend)! Ended up racing home, grabbing my cheapy 60mm refractor (ugh) and had a look. Being able to almost see the moon and jupiter at the same time was great. Really makes me wish I had the dob organised before this weekend though. Then again I'm sure if I had the dob I wouldn't of been coming to work today, was hard enough getting up anyway (was about 1:45am by the time I got the 60mm back inside).
rmcpb: you got very unlucky, was clear here last night (seeing and transparency were both good). You're on the wrong side of the mountains! Now only if I could destroy the street lights..
On the way home from my holiday I stopped by Avalon airport to check it out because I haven't seen it since Jetstar moved in.
The moon was just coming up and through my binocs it looked like something out of a sci fi painting. Thin cloud streaking across it, a very yellow hue and good contrast on the craters.
Wow, those are some amazing pictures guys! Good job!
I didn't get to see the occulation at my house, though I did go outside at 12.30am to see Jupiter quite close to the moon. I was going to go grab my scope, but I noticed a huge cover of clouds heading towards me, so I didn't bother.
rmcpb: you got very unlucky, was clear here last night (seeing and transparency were both good). You're on the wrong side of the mountains!
You are not wrong sometimes. Its really common this time of year when we get the gentle onshore winds. They rise up the mountains and we get the beautiful mountain mist. It has happened again tonight but I will get up early in the morning to have a look as it often clears overnight.
All too familiar with that mist, then comes the fog in winter, makes coming back from Sydney during winter a real task sometimes (even going the Bells Line way).
Great pictures guys!
There was a lot of patchy, heavy cloud, coming in a line right over the moon last night but I managed to get some shots between the clouds with the video camera, I processed them today. Not as good as what has been posted so far, but it does show how close Jupiter got to the moon, west of Brissie.
Jeanette
Really nice series Dave and Jeanette.
Twas only full occultation in the deep south of the continent, Ken. Anyone north around Albury? would only experience a graze. Further north and we got zero. (can't find exact lats,all approx.).
Nice work all - Lovely shot Dave
Not so lucky with the weather here on the big day but I could see the close proximity of Jupiter from time to time through occassional breaks in the cloud.
Now only if I could destroy the street lights..
Wow, those are some amazing pictures guys! Good job!
well done to all.
Sorry takeing some time for my friend Roger to send to me
