Example of an ASTEROID OCCULTATION APRIL 17, 2007 An asteroid passes in front of a distant star Watch the star appear to "wink out" for several seconds Time Lapse Animation of the 2007 Occultation of the Star Iota Cacri A by Asteroid 411 Xanthe by Howard L. Cohen Iota Cancri is a double star. Watch the brighter, yellowish-white component go out leaving the dimmer bluish-white component behind! The asteroid is too faint to see. The actual event took about 8 seconds. (Animation repeats.) Click figure to enlarge.

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