Slender Moonspotting, Occultations, Daytime Planets and More

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The waxing crescent Moon approaching Venus and Mars on February 20th. Credit and copyright: David Blanchflower.

One of nature’s grandest ‘occultations’ of all is coming right up this Friday, as the Moon passes in front of the Sun for viewers in the high Arctic for a total solar eclipse. And although 99.999+% percent of humanity will miss totality, everyone can trace the fascinating path of the Moon as it moves back into the evening sky this weekend.(…)
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