α Tauri (Aldebaran) lunar occultation

[lajoswinkler]

This is pretty much only for east coast USA. Thanks to Aethon for reminding me.

September 5th, this weekend, Aldebaran, the main reddish star of Taurus, will get eclipsed by the Moon early in the morning before sunrise. It should be an interesting sight. It will suddenly disappear and, 45 minutes later, suddenly appear on the night side. Suddenly, because apparent diameter of all but a handful of stars is negligible from our vantage point.

Grazing is possible - the Moon has a rough "edge" because of the canyons, craters, mountains, so it could blink one or more times.

http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/bstar/0905zc692.htm

Edited September 2, 2015 by lajoswinkler

[lajoswinkler]

So, will anyone watch?

[Dkmdlb]

Can someone run that through a de-shaker?