Quadruple Transit

[Radar]

Gentlemen,

Four moons will be passing across the face of Saturn tomorrow night.

This event only happens once every 14-15 years. So it may be worth chucking a sicky on Wednesday. :biggrin:

For me in Western Australia the times are -

Saturn rise: 8:29pm
Titan transit: Start @ 7:35pm, End @ 12:15am
Mimus transit: Start @ 7:59pm, End @ 10:19pm
Dione transit: Start @ 10:00pm, End @ 1:17am
Enceladus transit: Start @ 10:18pm, End @ 12:58am

Western Australia is +8 GMT.


Rog I hope you don't mind but I grabbed your numbers for this instead of generating my own. :smile:

See following page from NASA -

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19feb_quadrupletransit.htm?list1099502

Ray

[Saj]

I'm so jealous. Looks like i may not get the same view from North Eastern Canada, i've been looking forward to this event for almost 2 months. ***sobing****

[PeterP]

Am going to try and get the binoculars out tonight. Might try the saturn transits as well.

Pete