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A Fine Pair of Lunar Occultations for North America This Weekend

Heads up, North American residents: our Moon is about to blot out two naked eye stars on Friday and Saturday…

10 years ago

Spectacular Views: The Moon Occults Jupiter

Caption: July 15 2012 occultation, taken with Canon 550D on Newton 200/1200 mounted on NEQ6Pro. Credit: Andrei Juravle Astrophotographers in…

12 years ago

Top Astronomy Events Coming Up in 2012

[/caption] As 2011 is drawing to a close, the festive season is here and many of us are winding down…

12 years ago

Occultation Reveals Distant Kuiper Belt Object is Surprisingly Icy Bright

[/caption] How do you study an extremely small planetary body in the dim outer reaches of our solar system? Get…

14 years ago