Fantastic grazing occultation

This morning at 5:46 CST I watched gamma Virginis get grazed by the
moon with my 18 inch. It was especially interesting since it is a
close double star of about 1.0 arcseconds with equally bright
components. I couldn't believe it when the realized the day before
that my back yard was about 0.6 miles from the graze path. The first
time it went out for 2 min 26 sec and then it came back for 15 seconds
and went out again for about 20 seconds. There was a stepwise light
curve that lasted about 0.5 seconds due to the double component.
Prety cool. Any one else see this?

"Darren Drake" wrote

This morning at 5:46 CST I watched gamma Virginis get grazed by the
moon with my 18 inch.

I'd say that's pretty fantastic, indeed.

"Darren Drake" wrote in message
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This morning at 5:46 CST I watched gamma Virginis get grazed by the
moon with my 18 inch.

Oh round eye! You so big!

Actually, jokes aside, that was an excellent sighting. Unfortunately I
didn't see this myself.

Jim

You must have spent some time in the Pac area.

Rich

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 21:09:25 -0500, "Jim Roberts"
wrote:


"Darren Drake" wrote in message
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This morning at 5:46 CST I watched gamma Virginis get grazed by the
moon with my 18 inch.

Oh round eye! You so big!

Actually, jokes aside, that was an excellent sighting. Unfortunately I
didn't see this myself.

"Rich McMahon" wrote in message
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Jim

You must have spent some time in the Pac area.

Rich


Rich,

haha, no. I just watch to much television.