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Astro Bob blog: Almost-Full Moon Rolls Over Aldebaran Tonight

As a warm-up to tomorrow night's meteor shower, how about an occultation appetizer? Tonight, the nearly moon, clipping along at nearly 2,300 mph, will cover the Bull's Eye in Taurus. Read post here.

3025476+Aldebaran occ Dec two cities FEA.jpg — Tale of two cities. These simulations show where Aldebaran will meet the moon as viewed from Duluth and New Orleans tonight. Disappearance occurs at 9:48 p.m. local time for Duluth and 9:41 p.m. for New Orleans. Stellarium

By Robert King

December 12, 2016 at 1:12 PM

As a warm-up to tomorrow night's meteor shower, how about an occultation appetizer? Tonight, the nearly moon, clipping along at nearly 2,300 mph, will cover the Bull's Eye in Taurus. Read post here .

By Robert King