[Utah-astronomy] Moon wide field (5 deg) passage of Saturn tonight

10 Feb 2006

      5 deg wide-field passage of the Moon and Saturn. 

At 3:00 UTC (8:00 PM) tonight as the Moon rises in the
east:

Moon   8h 11m 28s +24Â° 48.1' 
Saturn 8h 37m 12s +19Â° 16.5' 

At 7:00 UTC (Midnight) tonight near transit: 

Moon 8h 19m 56s +24Â° 16.9' 
Saturn 8h 37m 9s +19Â° 16.7' 

At 10:00 UTC (3:00 am Sat) as the Moon is low in the
west: 

Moon 8h 26m 14s +23Â° 52.4' 
Saturn 8h 37m 6s +19Â° 16.9' 

Probably not worth photographing, but may be worth
pointing out to your friends tonight. 

- Canopus56 (Kurt) 

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