OCCULTATION OF A STAR
The somewhat rare occurrence of an occultation of a star', by the , planet Venus will be visible.in New Zealand, provided the weather permits, on 3rd March. The star to be occulted is No. 2895 in the Cape Catalogue (1B0O)—7 Aquarii, magnitude 5.7. Its position, re» duced to 1918, 2nd March, is right ascension 20h 52m 28.975, south, declination lOdeg 0.45 m. Tho planet is almost stationary in right ascension at the time, and the chord of occultation lies along the western limb. The occultation begins at.4h 25m G.M.T. (3h 55m a.m. N.Z.T.) and ends at 5h 48m G.M.T. (5h,18m a.m. N.Z.T.). Mr, Arthur Burnet, on military service in France, the hon.: secretary of the Leeds Astronomical Society, supplies this interesting information. It is hoped that many observations of the times of beginning and ending of the occultation will .be obtained. The Hector Observatory will be prepared to supply accurate time by telegraph or telephone to all observers who require it, so that their chronometers and watches may be checked.: ■ ■ \
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Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 42, 18 February 1918, Page 8
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173OCCULTATION OF A STAR Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 42, 18 February 1918, Page 8
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