Saturn Disappears Behind the Full Flower Moon May 14 – Watch it Live

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Simulation of the moon closing in on Saturn just prior to occultation. Click to go to the Virtual Telescope website where you’ll be able to watch the May 14 event live. Credit: Gianluca Masi using SkyX software

Funny thing. Skywatchers are often  just as excited to watch a celestial object disappear as we are to see it make an appearance. Early Wednesday morning (May 14) the Full Flower Moon will slip in front of  Saturn, covering it from view for about an hour for observers in Australia and New Zealand. If you don’t live where the dingos roam, no worries. You can watch it online.(…)
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