Crescent Moon To Cover Aldebaran in Blue Sky

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Crescent Moon To Cover Aldebaran in Blue Sky

On Sunday afternoon, April 10th, you'll see the waxing crescent Moon hanging high in a sunny blue sky if the weather is as good as we hope it'll be. Look with a telescope from nearly anywhere in North America, and you can find something else too. Somewhere in the Moon's vicinity will be 1st-magnitude Aldebaran: a tiny yellow-orange spark shimmering in the blue. And if you're watching at the right moment, you can see Aldebaran snap out of view in the blink of an eye as the Moon's dark limb (invisible in the daylight!) covers it up.

The farther east you are, the later in the afternoon the occultation will happen, so the lower the Sun will be and the more readily you should be able to sweep up Aldebaran.

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