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Finding GMT/UT from Occultations
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2023 Mar 7, 15:20 -0800
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2023 Mar 7, 15:20 -0800
How can the NA be used to predict lunar occultations and thus derive GMT/UT?
I assume the best lunar occultations occur when Moon's dark limb is observed. And I assume we are looking for
stars (perhaps navigation starts) near the ecliptic and the moon's path.
For viewers with telescopes or binoculars, Jupiter's moons are good choices if you know which moon is occulting.
Popko
