Occultation of Elnath, 9 August, 2026

The eastern sky at 04:54 ACST Sunday, August 9, as seen from Adelaide. The Moon is about to finish occulting the bright star Elnath.The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen).The eastern sky at 04:34 AEST Sunday, August 9, as seen from Brisbane. The Moon is about to occult the bright star Elnath.The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen). The eastern sky at 04:41 AEST Sunday, August 9, as seen from Melbourne. The Moon is about to occult the bright star Elnath.The inset shows the telescopic view at the time. (click to embiggen). An occultation of Elnath, (Beta Tauri) occurs in the early morning of Sunday August 9.This is best seen from the east coast. For Mebourne and Hobart, the Moon occults Elnath when it is very low, so egress may be better for observation.Western Australia sees a close approach. The Moon is past last quarter low in the eastern sky for easy binocular/telescope observation, although telescope is best PlaceDisappears…