Reply To: Two interesting occultations within 24Hrs: evenings of May 06/07

Thanks Nick for monitoring this event. The weather forecast was borderline and with such a low altitude it was likely to have been affected by clouds towards the local horizon. That’s what happened with Alex Pratt just 3 minutes before the predicted time but I must say I did not expect Alex to have a clear sky full stop. I see that Phil Denyer also recorded a negative observation from somewhere in London. His result may shift the position of the shadow track further west than yours does. The shift has a bearing on the exact prediction for the forthcoming May 21 stellar occultation involving 29P, that will be visible from across Spain but at a similarly low altitude in the sky. See:
https://astro.kretlow.de/cora/occultations/da2f2c54-7d6c-4f12-a56e-8aeeaf7efd0b/
This involves quite a bright star (~9.8R) so fast video should be possible provided the sky is clear.