Tuesday  December 7, 2004, the Occultation of Jupiter

        On this date, the Moon will pass over Jupiter. Jupiter rise time
is 2h 37m  EST and the position of Jupiter is as follows for the entry
and exit times.
                                                     Jupiter
                                                Az               Alt
entry time  3h 52m est         96.3 deg       13 deg
exit time    4h 59m est         121.5 deg     24 deg

                                                    Venus/Mars
                  6:15am                                    6.5 deg above the horizon
                                                     Sun
                  6:15am                                    16+ deg below the horizon

Venus and Mars are separated by  a little more than 1 deg.
It will require a low horizon to see Venus/Mars before the 7:51 sunrise 
but Venus being very bright the time window should be sufficient
for this excellent photo opportunity of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus and Mars.
Click here for the chart showing Jupiter, Moon, Venus and Mars.
The horizon line is below Venus and Mars and above the Sun at 6:15am.
The planets and the Moon are well marked on the chart.
Pluto and Mercury are within 10 degrees of the Sun.

The cloud situation Tuesday morning ??
As of Sunday early evening, the probability is high that it will be overcast.
It doesn't look very encouraging.
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                 Photo Index
 

10-27-04 Lunar Eclipse photos using the 6" refractor
mounted next to the 24" telescope at Peach Mountain.

Click on one of the following:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/status02/eclipse/29CR3.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/status02/eclipse/IMG_1084_copy2.jpg

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/status02/eclipse/60cb2.jpg

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