Did anybody else see today's occultation of Jupiter by the Moon? It was beautiful and, for me, it was a long awaited catching up. I remember reading in the newspaper when I was 10 or 12: "The Moon will occult Jupiter by the end of the month". I couldn't see that one, but I distinctly remember the feeling, and the wonder: "how do they know!".
Here's a picture, and the view in Celestia. I made a couple of animated gifs, but they are too big to upload here.
The Moon occults Jupiter
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Re: The Moon occults Jupiter
About 1 minute. We know the moon is voluble, o Fortuna! In this case, though, the culprit is my Canon, ahead of her times. Yesterday the weather was so awful that I didn't check the clock. And this morning, all clear, it was a rush...