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One of the brightest stars in the sky will 'blink out' on Dec. 12. Here's how to watch. | Live Science
Betelgeuse, the most famous red supergiant star and one of the sky's brightest, will disappear for up to 12 seconds during an ultra-rare occultation by asteroid 319 Leona.
Occultations
Occultations, perihelions, wolf moons and comets; the cosmos felt close this winter.
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Sirius, the "Dog Star," Goes Dark on Monday for First Time in Human History
The brightest star in the night sky and the fifth closest star to the Solar System, will be briefly occulted (eclipsed) Monday by an asteroid hurtling around our Sun.
The event will dim Sirius for a split second shortly after midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday along a narrow shadow path through Argentina, Chile, Central America, and the Caribbean.
4388 Jürgenstock is a 3.1-mile wide asteroid from the asteroid belt that orbits the Sun once every 3 years and 7 months. It was named after its discoverer, Venezuelan astronomer Jürgen Stock - how fun Venezuelans will get to see the event!
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Can Lunar Earthshine Reveal Ashen Light on Venus?
Can Lunar Earthshine Reveal Ashen Light on Venus?
Venus shines through the lunar valleys along the Moon’s limb. Image credit: David Dunham (screen cap of the video below).
A recent celestial event provided a fascinating look at a long-standing astronomical mystery.
Is the ‘ashen light of Venus’ a real phenomena or an illusion? (more…)
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Three Lunar Occultations in the Northern Zodiac
“On March 30, the Moon occults the 4th-magnitude star Acubens (α Cancri) in the constellation Cancer for observers in Alaska, British Columbia, and the Pacific Northwest. In Seattle, the occultation begins at 09:52 UT as the waxing gibbous Moon is low in the western sky.”—Entire article here: http://bit.ly/19fKg4x
http://felixsalazar.com/pages/1978/01/occultations/
