[guide-user] Conjunctions <> Occultations

Paul Schlyter Mar 27, 2002

> Hi Jari,
>
> (ASCII lacks a "not-equals-to" sign.) Ask for a conjunction of the
> Moon with just about anything, and Guide will find one within
> about 14 days (half a lunar month) of the current time. But there
> is no guarantee that an occultation will occur on that date. In
> some cases, Guide will sit and spin for a while, finding conjunction
> after conjunction at roughly 27.3-day intervals, but not finding an
> occultation.
>
> -- Bill

Then, what will happen if I ask Guide to find a lunar occultation of
some celestial body which never can be occulted? For instance if I
ask for the next lunar occultation of Polaris - will Guide then
be caught in an endless loop?

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