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Venus-Moon Occultation, May 29, 2003
Live Web Cast from Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi, India (28°36'12.4" N, 077°11'59.9" E)


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Live view of the Venus Moon Occultation. All times are in IST
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Archive Images

Updates (newest on top):
29 May 2003, 0920 IST: Occultation was total(not grazing as predicted)
                                     , BIG SHOCK!Grabbed it on video. See Archive.
29 May 2003, 0915 IST: Venus has emerged. Video will be available in archive in a minute.
29 May 2003, 0900 IST: Venus fully immersed, video is available in archive. we will update
                       the above image at 0913 IST
29 May 2003, 0845 IST: We are live now!
29 May 2003, 0558 IST: Archive images here.
29 May 2003, 0550 IST: Playing around with Mars (above image). Setup is up and so is Sun and Venus.
28 May 2003, 1236 IST: We will be live from 29th May 2003, 08:30 AM Onwards.


Information: Predicted Times for Delhi in IST Disappearance 8:56:12 Re Appearance 9:12:01 The Venus Occultation On May 29 2003 is a day time grazing occultation Of Venus by the moon from Delhi. Observe Venus Sinking partially into the Invisible Moon (Not Lit by the Sun) and emerge out of the Occultation. Equipment Used: 8" F10 Goto Telescope with a Web cam at prime focus. We shall be live from 08:30 hrs IST or 03:00 Hrs UT on MAY 29 2003 Regards,
Related Links: Map & Predictions: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/2003planets/0529.htm The International Occultation Timing Association: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/iotandx.htm

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