Moon Occults Antares 2023 AUG 24

[CentaurZ]

A waxing gibbous Moon will occult (cover) magnitude +0.9 star Antares in Scorpius for observers in much of North America during the evening of 2023 AUG 24. This is the start of a new monthly series that will last until August 2028. The previous series was in 2005-2010. As always, each occultation will only be observable in a specifically defined region.

This month’s immersion will occur on the lunar dark limb, with emersion from the bright limb. Lucky observers on the graze path can witness the star passing through lunar hills and valleys. Those north of the only graze path will see a full occultation.

Photos and descriptions of the occultation would be welcome additions to this thread. If you would like specific occultation or graze predictions for your location, please reply to this post with your longitude, latitude, elevation and time zone.

Below is my graze map for the event.