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Astronomy, Astrophotos, Eclipses, Moon, Observing, Skywatching

Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran This Weekend

1 Sep , 2015 by David Dickinson

How about that perigee Full Moon this past weekend? Thus begins ‘Supermoon season’ for 2015, as this month’s Full Moon occurs even closer to perigee — less than an hour apart, in fact — on September 28th, with the final total lunar eclipse of the ongoing tetrad to boot. Keep an eye on Luna this […]

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Astronomy, Eclipses, Moon, Observing, Skywatching

A Challenging Series of Occultations of Spica by the Moon Coming to a Sky Near You

9 Aug , 2013 by David Dickinson

The first in a cycle of challenging occultations of the bright star Spica for northern hemisphere observers begins this coming Monday on August 12th. Watching a bright star or planet wink out on the dark limb of the Moon can be an amazing event to witness. It’s an abrupt “now you see it, now you […]

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