Clouds May Scotch Tomorrow’s Rare Erigone-Regulus Occultation

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Shortly after 2:06 a.m. EDT March 20 (tomorrow morning) Regulus will vanish for observers living within the path shown. The closer you are to the green centerline, the longer the occultation will last – up to 14 seconds at maximum. Click map for a more detailed, interactive map. Credit: Google Maps / IOTA

North America’s brightest predicted asteroid occultation may be one-upped by a much bigger occultation – a solid blanket of clouds. Asteroid 163 Erigone will cover or occult the bright star Regulus shortly after 2 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time tomorrow morning March 20. Observers along a 45-mile-wide (73-km) belt stretching from the wilderness of Nunavut to the salty seas of Bermuda could see the star vanish for up to 14 seconds. Provided they can find a hole in the clouds.(…)
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