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

[Dawn & Gerald Flaherty]

Thanks once more for the head's up Doug. Unfortunately we're socked-in in
the northeast. Jerry
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Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:19 PM
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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