lunar occultation this afternoon.

UK sky watchers should be alert on Monday, June 18th, for a
mid-afternoon eclipse of Venus by the crescent Moon. Hanging high in the
sky, Venus will appear as a pinprick of light beside the Moon, visible
to the naked eye in broad daylight until the edge of the Moon covers the
planet.

Good luck everyone.
John.

In article , John wrote:
UK sky watchers should be alert on Monday, June 18th, for a
mid-afternoon eclipse of Venus by the crescent Moon. Hanging high in the
sky, Venus will appear as a pinprick of light beside the Moon, visible
to the naked eye in broad daylight until the edge of the Moon covers the
planet.

[Checks sky - 100% cloud cover]
[Checks Met Office website]
[Cries.]

Jim
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Jim wrote:
In article , John wrote:
UK sky watchers should be alert on Monday, June 18th, for a
mid-afternoon eclipse of Venus by the crescent Moon. Hanging high in the
sky, Venus will appear as a pinprick of light beside the Moon, visible
to the naked eye in broad daylight until the edge of the Moon covers the
planet.

[Checks sky - 100% cloud cover]
[Checks Met Office website]
[Cries.]

Jim

Same here in Aberdeenshire I'm afraid Jim.

John.

John wrote:
Jim wrote:
In article , John wrote:
UK sky watchers should be alert on Monday, June 18th, for a
mid-afternoon eclipse of Venus by the crescent Moon. Hanging high in
the sky, Venus will appear as a pinprick of light beside the Moon,
visible to the naked eye in broad daylight until the edge of the Moon
covers the planet.

[Checks sky - 100% cloud cover]
[Checks Met Office website]
[Cries.]

Jim

Same here in Aberdeenshire I'm afraid Jim.

John.

quite cloudy here in Edinburgh but some very large blue sky gaps... we
may be lucky...

Philippe

Philippe Gautier nous a donc écrit :

John wrote:
Jim wrote:
In article , John wrote:
UK sky watchers should be alert on Monday, June 18th, for a
mid-afternoon eclipse of Venus by the crescent Moon. Hanging high
in the sky, Venus will appear as a pinprick of light beside the
Moon, visible to the naked eye in broad daylight until the edge of
the Moon covers the planet.

[Checks sky - 100% cloud cover]
[Checks Met Office website]
[Cries.]

Jim

Same here in Aberdeenshire I'm afraid Jim.

John.

quite cloudy here in Edinburgh but some very large blue sky gaps... we
may be lucky...

Clouds and rain in South of Brittany :-((

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