See a wonderful Aldebaran occultation with a spectacular twist
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 08:31
in Astronomy & Space
We're in for a celestial show from two of the sky's glitterati this week. On Friday morning July 29 around 10:00 UT (5 a.m. CDT), the crescent Moon will occult the star Aldebaran from the eastern and southern U.S. south of a line from Toledo, Ohio through St. Louis, Tulsa and El Paso, Texas. North of that line, the Moon will slide just south of the star in a spectacular conjunction. But the real action lies within a half-mile of either side of the line, where lucky observers will see a grazing occultation.
