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Moon occulting Antares
May 8 , 2024
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- The Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) has filmed the passing of the moon in front of Antares, a bright red star.
- The moon passed in front of Antares on April 27, hiding it for roughly 40 minutes.
- While moving in its orbit roughly once a month, the moon will occasionally occult, or hide, bright stars that are behind, and sometimes, even planets.
- This happens now and then for the star Antares (Jyeshtha), which is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius.
- The last such occultation of Antares, which was visible from India, was on February 5 this year.
- The next one will be in June 2027.
- However, the occultation of the planet Saturn by the moon can be seen from India on July 24, and again on October 14 in 2024.
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