The sun crossed the celestial equator yesterday morning (fall equinox).
The moon will not occult Saturn next week (it will miss it by 3 degrees on Tuesday), but it has done so to Mercury, Venus, and Mars earlier this month.
The sun crossed the celestial equator yesterday morning (fall equinox).
The the moon will not occult Saturn next week (it will miss it by 3 degrees on Tuesday), but it has done so to Mercury, Venus, and Mars earlier this month.
What happened in August? On the 28th to be specific
What happened in August? On the 28th to be specific
A partial lunar eclipse.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra (shadow). This can occur only when the sun, Earth, and moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle.
A lunar eclipse has the direct sunlight completely blocked by the earth's shadow, creating the illusion of a "blood moon".
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