- Click the smartphone icon in the "Link" column to get the deeplink associated with the observation. It will automatically open and paste the information into the Science mode of your Unistellar app.
- Click on a row to expand a visibility map and detailed observation information.
- Rows highlighted in orange are "high priority" and we recommend observing them over the standard events (in black).
- Occultation events are shown if the requested location is 50 km or less from the center of the shadow's predicted path.
- After observing, report your observation with this Occultation Observation Report form .
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Scientific
Events Prediction
This page helps you find scientific events to observe from your location within a chosen date range.
The results include deep links to pre-format the Unistellar app's Science mode for each observation.
Instructions
- Select the type(s) of event you want to include with the buttons below (blue = selected).
- Enter your location and a local starting date and time in the next two sections.
- (Optional) Click on "Advanced Parameters" to expand a menu with more customization parameters.
- Click the “Generate” button at the bottom to get a list of the events available in your sky.This may take up to 30 seconds.
If you get a red error message that "The request timed out", open the Advanced Parameters tab and make the "End Date" closer to your "Starting Date". If you're interested in Asteroid Occultations or Satellites, try selecting only one at a time. Then click Generate again.
TYPES OF EVENTS
(CLICK TO SELECT/UNSELECT)
ASTEROIDOCCULTATIONS
COMETARYACTIVITY
EXOPLANETTRANSITS
PLANETARYDEFENSE
SATELLITES
ASTEROID OCCULTATIONS and SATELLITES WARNING! We automatically limit Occultation results to 3 DAYS and Satellites to 8 HOURS from the Starting Date (to reduce search timeouts).
LOCATION OF THE OBSERVATION
Timezone : ???
STARTING DATE
By default, events up to 10 days from the Starting Date will be displayed, EXCEPT for
Asteroid
Occultations
(shown for 3 days after the Starting Date) and Satellites (shown for only 8 hours after the Starting Date).
(shown for 3 days after the Starting Date) and Satellites (shown for only 8 hours after the Starting Date).