The far north of the world and parts of Asia will get to see the serene blue planet slip behind the moon.
during an occultation on Saturday , and people in the far north of the world and a portion of Asia will have the chance to watch it.
At least part of the event will be visible in areas of Alaska, Canada's very far north, Greenland, Russia and Japan, according to a visibility map from. The occultation is listed at 10:28 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 28 but visibility will vary by region. There are no livestreams listed on YouTube yet, but if we spot one we'll be sure to let readers know.Occultations happen when one celestial body appears to pass behind another from the perspective of Earth, although in reality, Uranus and the moon are separated by many billions of miles . Uranus' average distance from the sun is roughly 1.8 billion miles , according to NASA. That's about 19 times the distance from the Earth to the sun.
"Lunar occultations are only ever visible from a small fraction of the Earth's surface," In-The-Sky.org wrote."Since the moon is much closer to the Earth than other celestial objects, its exact position in the sky differs depending on your exact location."Looking for a telescope to see the planets or anything else in the December night sky? We recommend the
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