Occultation of M44 stars Tycho 1395:1993 and tycho 1395:2711 - animation
On Saturday 13th April 2019 the Moon moved across the Open Cluster Messier 44. The animation below shows the Moon occulting two of the M44 stars as it moves from West to East. The exposure time for each image was 0.05 seconds or 1/20th second. The time each 0.05s exposure started is shown at the bottom of the screen. There is roughly 7 seconds between each exposure. The two close stars pop out of view behind the Moon in sequential frames. An earlier (single) occultation is shown in the previous posting.