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Observing Challenge: Watch Asteroid 3 Juno Occult a +7th Magnitude Star Tonight
The position of 3 Juno on the morning of November 20th during the occultation as seen from Portland, Maine. Credit: Stellarium.
One of the better asteroid occultations of 2014 is coming right up tonight, and Canadian and U.S. observers in the northeast have a front row seat.
The event occurs in the early morning hours of Thursday, November 20th, when the asteroid 3 Juno occults the 7.4 magnitude star SAO 117176. (…)
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Post tags: 3 Juno, asteroid occultation, early occultations, juno history, nov 20 juno occultation, November astronomy
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