23 March: Asteroid Occultation

On the 23rd of March we will have the opportunity to observe an occultation from a known asteroidal *satellite*. I, for one, intend to give it a go (depending on the weather conditions of course)- says Dr. Apostolos Christou from Armagh Observatory. For such observations, amateur observations are always more than welcome, as they help improving knowledge about the trajectory of the asteroid. Please contact Tolis (aac AT star.arm.ac.uk)  if you wish to join with your observation.

See predictions at IMCCE:
http://www.imcce.fr/en/ephemerides/phenomenes/occult/target/targobs.php?target=22_Kalliope&date=2008-03-23

and Steve Preston's asteroidal occultations site:
http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2008_03/0323_22_17101_MapE.gif

 International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node