Occultation
A lunar occultation in astronomy is when the Moon appears to move in front of another object in the sky like a star, a planet or an asteroid.
While lunar occultations of planets are fairly rare events, the Moon occults bright stars quite regularly.
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Glossary – Occultation
- the Moon’s orbit around Earth periodically lines up with the positions of stars and planets.
- Lunar occultations of Mars can be seen as Mars disappear behind the Moon.
- Lunar occultations can be used to reveal hidden multiple stars.
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