2008 World Wide Occultations of the Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)

Listings generated from tables published in Sky & Telescope® Magazine, Jan 2008 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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THE SIX BRIGHTEST PLEIADS
NUMER COMMON NAME SAO NO. ZC NO. VIS MAG SPEC CL
25 (eta) Alcyone SAO76199 ZC552 2.86 B7III
27 Atlas SAO76228 ZC560 3.62 B8III
17 Electra SAO76131 ZC537 3.70 B6IIIe
20 Maia SAO76155 ZC541 3.86 B8III
23 Merope SAO76172 ZC545 4.17 B6IVe
19 Taygeta SAO76140 ZC539 4.29 B6IV

DATE-TIME STAR ZC No. MOON % MAP COVERAGE PREDICTIONS
           
06 Jun - 7h Alcyone 552 11- Northeast North America view
06 Jun - 7h Atlas 560 11- Northeast North America view
06 Jun - 7h Electra 537 11- Northeast North America view
06 Jun - 7h Maia 541 11- Northeast North America view
06 Jun - 7h Merope 541 11- Northeast North America view
06 Jun - 7h Taygeta 539 11- Northeast North America view
           


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