https://vmst.io/@WestportObservatory/113448755991454209 WestportObservatory@vmst.io - The Taurids continue this week, Mercury makes an appearance under bright Venus after sunset, and the First-quarter Moon sits in Capricornus tonight. Also this evening, Jupiter's moon Io crosses the planet's face from 8:51 to 11:03 p.m. EST, followed by Io itself at 9:34 p.m. with the Great Red Spot transiting at 10:19 p.m. Sunday the moon cozies up to Saturn and actually occults the planet if you're south of Florida. The Full Beaver Moon is next Friday. See your Universe! https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/observing-news/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-november-8-17/

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Attached: 1 image The Taurids continue this week, Mercury makes an appearance under bright Venus after sunset, and the First-quarter Moon sits in Capricornus tonight. Also this evening, Jupiter's moon Io crosses the planet's face from 8:51 to...

Quote What if #Saturn disappeared? Sometimes, it does. It doesn't really go away, though, it just disappears from view when our #Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible along a long swath of Earth -- from Peru, across the Atlantic Ocean, to Italy -- only a few days ago.

The featured color image is a digital fusion of the clearest images captured during the event and rebalanced for color and relative brightness between the relatively dim Saturn and the comparatively bright Moon. Saturn and the comparative bright Moon. The exposures were all taken from Breda, Catalonia, Spain, just before #occultation.

Eclipses of Saturn by our Moon will occur each month for the rest of this year. Each time, though, the fleeting event will be visible only to those with clear skies -- and the right location on Earth.

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230225.html

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#LUNAR #OCCULTATION OF #MARS: On Monday night, Jan. 30th, the #Moon passed directly in front of Mars, producing a lunar occultation visible from southern parts of the USA and all of central America. Juan José Ortiz photographed the event from Metepec, #Mexico:
"I captured Mars rising over Mare Smythii as it was emerging from behind the Moon," says Ortiz. "What a view!"

The next good lunar occultation of Mars isn't until Jan. 13, 2025.

https://spaceweather.com/

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#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220602.html

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