On Monday, Jan. 13, weather permitting, we will witness an infrequent celestial event: the lunar occultation of a planet – in this case, Mars, the fourth planet from the sun. On that evening ...

The month of January is the time to witness the marvelous lunar occultation, involving the planet Mars. The moon will cross paths with Mars on Jan. 13. You can notice a bright object sporting a ...

The changes detected due to the occultation (interference) of particles determine the properties of the atmosphere. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

Don't forget a moon filter! On February 9 the moon occults Mars. The occultation will be visible across the far northern parts of North America, northern Asia and Europe; in other places ...

A lunar occultation of Mars — when the moon appears to pass in front of the red planet — was visible from Orkney, last Sunday night. Orkney was one of the few places in the UK from which the unusual ...

Due to be streamed live by The Virtual Telescope Network at 01:00 UTC on December 12 (20:00 EST on December 11), the occultation of Betelgeuse by asteroid 319 Leona will be a great chance for ...