Occultation Pleiades 20-21 January 2024.
Morning sky on Sunday, January 21 as seen from Adelaide at 00:21 ACDST, (click to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star Electra in the Pleiades. The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time (click to embiggen). | Morning sky on Sunday, January 21 as seen from Melbourne at 00:55 AEDST, (click to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star Electra in the Pleiades. The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time (click to embiggen). | Evening sky on Saturday, January 20 as seen from Perth at 21:13 AWST, (click to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star 17 tau (Electra). The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time. (click to embiggen). |
Electra DD | Electra RB | Merope DD | Merope RB | Alcyone DD | Alcyone RB | |
Adelaide ACDST | 00:21* | - | 01:03* | - | 1:39* | - |
Brisbane AEST | 00:37* | - | - | - | - | - |
Canberra AEDST | 01:06* | - | - | - | - | - |
Darwin ACST | - | - | 00:18* | 1:24* | 1:15* | 1:45* |
Hobart AEDST | 00:48* | - | - | - | - | - |
Melbourne AEDST | 00:55* | - | - | - | - | - |
Perth AWST | 21:13 | 22:31 | 22:01 | 23:11 | 22:45 | 00:01* |
Sydney AEDST | 01:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
DD – disappear dark limb, RD – reappear dark limb.
* morning of the 21st.
It’s best to set up around 30 minutes before the occultation so you can get oriented in the sky and don’t miss the beginning while fussing with equipment.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Source: http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2024/01/occultation-pleiades-20-21-january-2024.html
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