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 ...

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 ...

what exactly is a solar eclipse? When one celestial body is obscured from view by another body that moves in between, astronomers refer to the event as an "occultation". Technically, total solar ...

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.

Due to be streamed live by The Virtual Telescope Network at 01:00 UTC on December 12 (20:00 EST on December 11), the occultation of ... “ring of fire” annular eclipse as it passes across ...

In these final days of 2023, we are eager to discover what awaits us in the New Year. No doubt, some events will surprise us. There are however, events that can be foretold. Astronomers have given ...

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 ...

In 2024, we witnessed the northern lights, a solar eclipse, a partial lunar eclipse ... January's full moon will pass in front of Mars, causing an occultation (when a celestial object is hidden ...

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 ...