Giant Asteroid Eclipses the Bright Star Regulus Tonight in Rare Celestial Event: How to Watch Live

(Before It's News)

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An asteroid the size of Rhode Island will briefly blot out one of the brightest stars in the sky overnight tonight (March 19-20), and you can watch the rare celestial event live online, weather permitting.

At around 2:05 a.m. EDT (0605 GMT) Thursday morning (March 20), a 45-mile-wide (72 kilometers) asteroid 163 Erigone will eclipse Regulus, as seen from a swath of North America, making the 22nd-brightest star in the sky disappear for a few seconds.

This “occultation” will be visible to the naked eye  from the ground only to people in a narrow corridor in northeastern North America. However, the online Slooh Space Camera will offer live views of the eclipse during a show that begins at 1:45 a.m. EDT (0545 GMT) Thursday. 

Watch the rare event live here: http://events.slooh.com/

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wdxSGN_cqM

Image credit: NASA

Wish you clear skies – Enjoy the show

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