Maybe you’ve seen a solar eclipse (when the moon blocks out the light of the sun), but have you witnessed an occultation? That is when the moon passes in front of a star or planet and blocks its ...

From a total solar eclipse across North America to ... a third stunning sight will be visible — an eclipse (or occultation) of Saturn by the moon. However, this one will be geographically ...

This cosmic event is like a solar eclipse except the moon temporarily hides a distant celestial body from view. In this case, the lunar occultation of Mars means the Red Planet will seem to ...

An occultation is similar to a solar eclipse — when the moon passes across the sun. At 8:07 p.m., stargazers in Chicago should be able to see Mars disappear behind the moon. Mars will then ...

An occultation is similar to a solar eclipse — when the moon obscures the sun — but much less grand. Lunar occultations can happen several times a year and when the moon is in any phase.

While not as spectacular as a solar eclipse, an occultation of Mars is still a very interesting event to witness. Like a solar eclipse, you don’t need a telescope to see it. On the evening of ...

Solar maximum peaked in October ... it's the Mars occultation,” Rice said. “You can think of it as a kind of an eclipse. It's the moon passing in front of something else, and it's something ...

On a local scale they are much more rare, like solar eclipses, because you've got to be in the right place in the right time. The next planetary occultation possibly visible from the Carolinas ...

Maybe you’ve seen a solar eclipse (when the moon blocks out the light of the sun), but have you witnessed an occultation? That is when the moon passes in front of a star or planet and blocks its ...