This is a bright occultation, but short. Only 0.4s. The altitude at event time is 70 degrees, in the west. 20 min before the event at 10:45pm, the target is alt=73 degrees, which is still doable with the standard configuration f/3.3 as long as the OTA is shoved up tight. Earlier still, at 9:50pm the target will be as high as 77 deg altitude when due south, which will be at the limiting altitude, But we should not be trying to GoTo the target until perhaps 25 or at most 30 min before the event, and then it should be OK.
Duration 0.4s full drop
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I got a recording from home, successfully ID'ing the star field despite the high altitude.