Occultation Maps for North America: M45 Occultations for 2006

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Occultations of The Pleiades, M45, during 2006

Date

Moon Phase
% Illuminated

Track

10Jan06
0100-0400 UT

waxing gibbous
83%

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, SE USA
northern South America

6Feb06
0800-1030 UT

waxing gibbous
61%

Japan
Hawaii, and SW USA, Mexico

Grazing Occultations
Date	Star	Magnitude	Visibility	Updated
6Feb06 0236 UT	9 Tau ZC 521	6.7m	Baja California Mexico AZ NM TX LA	24Jan06
6Feb06 0801 UT	Electra ZC 537	3.7m	CA Mex	24Jan06
6Feb06 0821 UT	Merope ZC 545	4.1m	BC WA MT SD	24Jan06
6Feb06 0903 UT	24 Tau ZC 549	6.3m	CA NV UT AZ	24Jan06
6Feb06 0846 UT	ZC 551	7.4m	AB SK	24Jan06
6Feb06 0906 UT	Alcyone ZC 552	2.9m	OR CA NV UT AZ	24Jan06
6Feb06 0937 UT	Atlas ZC 560 (Father of the Seven Sisters)	3.6m	BC WA ID MT	24Jan06
6Feb06 0947 UT	Pleione ZC 561 (Mother of the Seven Sisters)	5.0m	OR NV	24Jan06
All eight tracks above plotted on one map.
Notes Time is the Universal Time of 2006 Feb. 6 at the western end of the path, usually near the Pacific coast; the time is always later farther east. Note that the times are of central graze; the graze will last 2 - 4 minutes, so observers should start watching 2 to 3 minutes before the central graze time for their area. (Information on Time Conversion.)

5Mar06
1230-1630 UT

waxing crescent
36%

eastern Europe and Asia

1Apr06
2330 UT
-
2Apr06
0300 UT

waxing crescent
17%

eastern North America
Bahamas

Grazing Occultations
Date	Star	Magnitude	Visibility	Updated
Summary map of Canada grazes.
Summary map of northern US grazes.
Summary map of southern US grazes.
1Apr06 2357 UT	Electra 17 Tau HIP 17499 TYC 1799-01441-1 HD 23302 ZC 537 SAO 76131	3.81m	QC St Pierre and Miquelon	16Mar06
2Apr06 0005 UT	Celaeno 16 Tau HIP 17489 TYC 1799-01440-1 ZC 536	5.5m	MI OH PA NJ NY	9Mar06
2Apr06 0020 UT	Taygeta 19 Tau HIP 17531 TYC 1803-01585-1 ZC 539	4.3m	MS AL GA SC	9Mar06
2Apr06 0030 UT	Maia 20 Tau HIP 17573 YTC 1799-01439-1 ZC 541	3.9m	IA IL IN OH WV PA MD VA DE	9Mar06
2Apr06 0030 UT	TYC 1799-00184-1 HD 23387 SAO 76152	8.2m	MI OH PA NJ	16Mar06
2Apr06 0034 UT	Merope 23 Tau HIP 17608 TYC 1800-02204-1 ZC 545 SAO 76172	4.25m	AR TN AL GA SC	16Mar06
2Apr06 0040 UT	Alcyone η Tau 25 Tau HIP 17707 TYC 1800-02202-1 HD 23630 ZC 552 SAO 76199	2.96m	Mexico AZ NM TX LA FL Bahamas	16Mar06
2Apr06 0044 UT	22 Tau HIP 17588 TYC 1804-02521-1 HD 23441 ZC 543 SAO 76164	6.46m	Ar LA MS AL GA FL	15Mar06
2Apr06 0045 UT	TYC 1800-01908-1 HD 23489 ZC 546 SAO 76173	6.96m	ON QC ME NB NS	16Mar06
2Apr06 0104 UT	HIP 17664 TYC 1804-02081-1 HD 23568 ZC 548 SAO 76183	6.68	KS OK MO AR TN AL GA SC	16Mar06
2Apr06 0104 UT	HIP 17704 TYC 1800-01662-1 HD 23642 ZC 553 SAO 76200	6.81m	ON QC ME NB NS	16Mar06
2Apr06 0128 UT	HIP 17781 TYC 1800-01601-1 HD 23763 ZC 557 SAO 76216	6.56m	MB ON QC NH ME	16Mar06
2Apr06 0140 UT	Atlas 27 Tau HIP 18747 TYC 1800-02203-1 HD 23850 ZC 560 SAO 76228	3.8m	UT CO KS MO AR TN AL GA SC	17Mar06
2Apr06 0145 UT	Pleione 28 Tau HIP 17851 TYC 1800-02200-1 HD 23862 ZC 561 SAO 76219	5.18m	AZ NM TX LA MS FL	17Mar06
2Apr06 0148 UT	TYC 1804-00265-1 HD 23872 SAO 76234	8.1m	SK MB ON NY VT NH	17Mar06
2Apr06 0148 UT	HIP 17862 TYC 1804-00247-1 HD 23873 ZC 562 SAO 76236	8.1m	SK MB ON QC VT NH ME	17Mar06
2Apr06 0202 UT	TYC 1800-00985-1 HD 23948 SAO 76249	7.34m	MB ON QC NB NS	17Mar06
2Apr06 0219 UT	TYC 1804-00163-1 HD 24013 SAO 76259	7.26m	AB SK MB ND MN WI MI OH PA NJ	17Mar06
Notes Time is the Universal Time of 2Apr06 at the western end of the path; the time is always later farther east. Note that the times are of central graze; the graze will last 2 - 4 minutes, so observers should start watching 2 to 3 minutes before the central graze time for their area. (Information on Time Conversion.)

23Jun06
0100-1300 UT

waning crescent
7%

eastern Africa, Middle East

20Jul06
0630-0900 UT

waning crescent
24%

eastern North America, Caribbean
northern South America

Grazing Occultations
Maps for these events may be found on D Breit's Breit Ideas Observatory web page.

16Aug06
1100-1300 UT

waning crescent
46%

western Asia
northwestern North America

Grazing Occultations
No maps are abailable at this time.

12Sep06
1830-2130 UT

waning gibbous
69%

eastern Europe, Middle East, Western Asia

10Oct06
0330-0600 UT

waning gibbous
87%

North America
Greenland

6Nov06
1500-1700 UT

waning gibbous
98%

eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia
northwestern North America

4Dec06
0100 - 0400 UT

waxing gibbous
99%

North America
Europe

31Dec06
1100-1400 UT

waxing gibbous
88%

eastern Asia
northwestern North America

Times are the approximate beginning and ending of occultations of the seven brightest stars (Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Pleione and Taygeta) of M45 within the primary area of visibility to the nearest half hour. Check local resources for more precise estimates for your area.

Information on The Pleiades.

Phase	New Moon	Waxing Crescent		First Quarter	Waxing Gibbous		Full Moon

Age (days)	0	4.50	5.75	6.75	8.25	11.13	16.06
% Illuminated	0	25	33	50	66	75	100

	Best Views		Challenging Viewing			Worst Views

Phase	Full Moon	Waning Gibbous		Last Quarter	Waning Crescent		New Moon

Age (days)	16.06	19.42	20.50	22.19	23.96	24.83	29.5
% Illuminated	100	75	66	50	33	25	0

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