2009 World Wide Occultations for Antares, sigma Scorpio & Nunki

Listings generated from tables published in Sky & Telescope® Magazine, Jan 2009 issue
All times given in these predictions are in Universal Time. Predictions included both disappearance and reappearance times, although depending on the phase of the moon, one or the other may not be possible to observe at the instant of the event. When Moon % is "+" (waxing), the star will disappear on the dark side, and reappearance is on the bright side; when the Moon % is "-" (waning), the star will reappear on the dark side, and disappearance on the bright side. Observing disappearances and reappearance of stars on the bright side are difficult, and accuracies in timing these events are not reliable.

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  • ANTARES (alpha Scorpii), ZC 2366, magnitude=0.96v, spectral type=M1.5Iab
  • AL NIYAT (sigma Scorpii), ZC 2349, magnitude=2.9v, spectral type=sB1 (close double star)
  • NUNKI (sigma Sgr), ZC 2750, magnitude 2.1, spectral type=B2

Star
Date - Time
Moon %
Region
       
Antares 21 Jan - 13h 20- Central South America (daytime)
Al Niyat 21 Jan - 8h 21- North & Central South America
Nunki 24 Jan - 08h 04- Europe except SW Turkey
Antares 17 Feb - 20h 41- SE Asia, Australia
Al Niyat 17 Feb - 16h 43- N Australia, Fiji, Samoa
Nunki 20 Feb - 15h 18- NW & Midwest USA, SW Canada
Antares 17 Mar - 05h 65- NE South America, South & East Africa
Al Niyat 17 Mar - 00h 65- Namibia & South Africa
Antares 13 Apr - 13h 85- Hawaii, Mexico, S New Mexico
Al Niyat 13 Apr - 09h 86- Tahiti, Southern South America
Antares 10 May - 21h 97- SE Europe, NE Africa & S Asia
Al Niyat 10 May - 17h 97- Australia
Antares 07 Jun - 04h 99+ S & E North America, N South America, NW Africa
Al Niyat 07 Jun - 00h 99+ N South America & S Africa
Antares 04 Jul - 10h 92+ Japan & Hawaii
Al Niyat 04 Jul - 6h 91+ Fiji, Tahiti & S South Ameria
Antares 31 Jul - 16h 77+ SE Europe, NE Africa & S Asia
Al Niyat 31 Jul - 11h 75+ Australia & New Zealand
Antares 27 Aug - 23h 54+ S & E North America, N South America & NW Africa
Al Niyat 27 Aug - 19h 53+ N South America & S Africa
Antares 24 Sep - 07h 32+ E Asia & Japan
Al Niyat 24 Sep - 02h 31+ Tahiti & Galapagos Islands
Antares 21 Oct - 15h 13+ Europe, NW Africa & NW Turkey
Al Niyat 21 Oct - 14h 12+ SE Asia
Antares 18 Nov - 0h 2+ Aleutian Islands
Al Niyat 15 Dec - 02h 02- SW Asia

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