[meteorite-list] Stellar Eclipse in the Americas Now!

From: Dawn & Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jul 18 16:02:59 2005
Message-ID: <00e701c58bd3$a3f749e0$6502a8c0_at_GerryLaptop>

Thanks once more for the head's up Doug. Unfortunately we're socked-in in
the northeast. Jerry
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Stellar Eclipse in the Americas Now!


> Hola List, OK, I should have called it an occultation. The bottom line
is
> that in the next few hours, the Moon will be occulting Antares, the
"Rival of
> Mars" for its redness and intensity and positining in the sky
(="Anti-Aries",
> where Aries = Mars in mythology)...
>
> Antares is the brightest star in Scorpius, also known as the "Heart of
the
> Scorpion" since ancient times. A planetary event like the occultation of
> Antares is sure to portend some mystic event. That would be an
amplification of
> destruction - the nature of Antares. So keep your eyes open for a
> spectacular fireball while you are atit:)
>
> Resally, the moon is gibbous now and the dark limb will be covering the
> star, making it easy to see as it disappears magically. This is worth
the view
> for the family since the timing is pretty nice. It will be visible in
the
> lands south of the swarth SOUTH from Four Corners to Dallas to Atlanta
and to
> Norfolk Virginia. If you live along that line, you will can see a
grazing
> occultation which means the star will telegraph to you the specific
mountains and
> valleys along Luna's surface as it skims along - Fantastic trip from the
> backyard with the family!
>
> It all starts righ about now for the next hour or so! (In Monterrey it
is
> at 11:00 PM CDT) Clear Skies! (Cielos Despejados)
> Doug
> Mag antares=0.96 wow:)
>
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