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Occultation of Uranus during the lunar eclipse on 8 November 2022. Occultation of a star by the Moon. The term occultation is most frequently used to describe lunar occultations, those relatively frequent occasions when the Moon passes in front of a star during the course of its orbital motion around the Earth.
The lunar occultation of Venus on this date was the second lunar occultation of the Venus in the same year. [13] 2020 Venus was eclipsed by the Moon at 19 June 2020 from 9:44:15 - 10:46:12 PM (UTC+2). [14] [15] 2021 In the year 2021, Venus was occultated on 8 November. [16] The occultation was observed from the Eastern part of Asia. [17] 2023
A grazing lunar occultation (also lunar grazing occultation, lunar graze, or just graze) is a lunar occultation in which as the occulted star disappears and reappears intermittently on the edge of the Moon. [1] A team of many observers can combine grazes and reconstruct an accurate profile of the limb lunar terrain.
See the space missions blasting off in 2025 Jan. 13: Mars occultation. ... Like the lunar eclipse preceding it, this is the first of two partial solar eclipses slated for 2025, but the only one ...
This ultra-rare occultation will be visible from most of the United States, but your time will vary slightly by your location. ... The partial lunar eclipse begins at 1:09 Eastern Daylight Time ...
November 27 – Lunar occultation of Spica. Early risers in the eastern U.S. and Canada can catch the Moon passing in front of Spica this morning, briefly hiding the bright star from view.
In astronomy, planetary transits and occultations occur when a planet passes in front of another object, as seen by an observer.The occulted object may be a distant star, but in rare cases it may be another planet, in which case the event is called a mutual planetary occultation or mutual planetary transit, depending on the relative apparent diameters of the objects.
By ANDREW TAVANI A dramatic celestial event known as an occultation unfolded on Monday, August 4th, and video of the whole dramatic phenomenon was broadcast live over the Internet by Australia's ...