Morning Occultation Of Uranus (WA, NT and FNQ, Saturday 25 June, 2022)

Morning sky on Saturday June 25 as seen from Mt.Isa at 6:22 am AEST simply earlier than Uranus disappears behind the brilliant limb of the Moon. The inset exhibits the binocular look of the Moon and Uranus presently.	Morning sky on Saturday June 25 as seen from Alice Springs at 5:43 am ACST simply earlier than Uranus disappears behind the vibrant limb of the Moon. The inset exhibits the binocular look of the Moon and Uranus presently.	Morning sky on Saturday June 25 as seen from Perth at 4:48 am AWST simply after Uranus reappears behind the darkish limb of the Moon. The inset exhibits the binocular look of the Moon and Uranus presently.

Path of the occultation of Uranus 25 June 2022 (24 Jan UT). (cyan=occultation at moonrise/moonset; pink dotted=daytime occultation;
blue=twilight occultation; white=nighttime occultation). Supply IOTA.

On the morning of Saturday June 25 the Moon and and Uranus are very shut and an occultation is seen in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Far North Queensland. 

Instances for chosen cities in these areas are given within the desk under, time will likely be comparable for close by areas. Instances in UT for different Australian cities will be discovered within the tables on the IOTA web site. 

The northern Territory and northern Western Australia have one of the best views,  in Far North Queensland Uranus emerges from behind the Moon in daylight, and will likely be very exhausting to see. In Perth and Fremantle the Moon is simply 3° type the horizon at disappearance, so a really troublesome goal. 

Whereas Uranus is vibrant sufficient to be seen beneath darkish sky situation to the unaided eye,the mixture of moonlight and advancing twilight signifies that binoculars or a small telescope are wanted to see Uranus. 

Labels: binocular, Moon, Occultation, Uranus

# posted by Ian Musgrave @ 7:14 pm