In the shadow of the asteroid

Australian astronomer Dave Herald introduces us to asteroid occultations and their observations, which allow for extremely precise determination of their orbits and shapes. We also discuss what observations of lunar occultations have revealed about Earth's rotation.

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Naslovnica: S pomočjo opazovanj okultacije asteroida Amalthea so astronomi lahko določili njegovo obliko. Avtorstvo slike: IOTA / Brad Timerson (slika povzeta iz Sky&Telescope). 

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Notes |

• https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/ 

News |

• Rezultati natečaja GoChile: Zvezdnate ptice južnega neba
• Rezultati mednarodnega projekta Sonce v pločevinki

Observations |

• (book) G. Cannat,⁠⁠⁠⁠ “Glej jih, zvezde! Najlepši prizori na nebu v letu 2023”
• ISS passes: ⁠on the website: ⁠na spletni strani Vesolje.net⁠, on the website ⁠Heavens-Above⁠
• Space weather on ⁠Space Weather.com⁠ 

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Logo: (modified) Moon image, credit: NASA's⁠ Scientific Visualization Studio⁠

Audio intermezzo: NASA/Hubble/SYSTEM Sounds (Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida)⁠

Music: Peli (⁠Opravičujemo se za vse nevšečnosti⁠)