UT Sep 13, 2022: Occultation by Uranus (and its rings) clouded out

Michael Richmond
Sep 13, 2022

On the night of Sep 12/13, 2022, Uranus and its ring system passed in front of a reasonably bright (V = 12) background star, as described in

The weather forecast wasn't very promising, but I set things up at the Observatory several hours in advance. The skies did clear for a few hours, and I verified that the event would take place before Uranus moved far enough across the sky to be hidden by a tree. All was looking good ... when the clouds came back, about 35 minutes before the event.

It was completely overcast, and even sprinkling a very light rain now and then, at the time of the occultation. Rats!