Astronomers expect the event, called an occultation, around 8:17 p.m. ET. If you’re outside of the peak visibility zone or inclement weather blocks your view, The Virtual Telescope Project will ...

It's also a supermoon, set to appear in night skies Jan. 13, and will pass in front of Mars during a phenomenon known as occultation. People across the United States should be able to see the moon ...

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 ...

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BOSTON - The highlight of the week is coming tonight in the night sky - the lunar occultation of Mars. First off, at 5:27 p.m. the moon will be officially full. The full January moon is known as ...

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And for those in the path, it will very briefly disappear for a matter of seconds when the main-belt asteroid 319 Leona passes in front of it in an event called an occultation. An occultation ...

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 ...

Saturn appeared to abscond behind the moon for around an hour, in what is known as a "lunar occultation." Countries with a good front-seat view of this act were Brazil, Portugal, Spain ...

For lucky stargazers in some parts of the world, it will also pass in front of the more-brilliantly-red-than-usual Mars in an event known as a lunar occultation. But that’s not all January’s ...

A lunar occultation of Venus is observed in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, March 24, 2023. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua) A lunar occultation of Venus is observed in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, March 24 ...