If you love observing night skies, look out for stars and watch for the phases of the moon, then an interesting occurrence of lunar occultation is happening in the next week. By definition, occultation슬롯 머신 사이트 추천by the moon means those슬롯 머신 사이트 추천frequent occasions when the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Moon슬롯 머신 사이트 추천passes in front of a슬롯 머신 사이트 추천star슬롯 머신 사이트 추천during the course of its orbital motion around the Earth. On February 18, 2020, the moon will슬롯 머신 사이트 추천pass in front of Mars.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The Moon will cover up Mars five times in 2020, but February's occultation is the only one that will be accessible to viewers in much of North and Central America. We tell you more about the timings and places from where it will be visible.

As per Sky and Telescope, the moon will slowly sneak up Mars and for tiny fraction of second, the red planet won't be in sight. This sudden disappearance is also called immersion. If you are a keen observer of the planets regularly and can locate them well then this is quite an interesting phenomenon. Since the moon has no atmosphere, the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천star remains bright right up to the Moon's edge and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천its seen vanishes in an instant during the occultation. To be precise it will take about 15 seconds for the moon to cover Mars from슬롯 머신 사이트 추천start to finish. Given below are the places and timings from when the lunar occulation will be seen.

Places and Timings of Moon Occultation Mars

New York City 슬롯사이트� 7:36:37슬롯 머신 사이트 추천AM / 9:05:49 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천EST

Atlanta 슬롯사이트� 7:07:29 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 / 8:45:13 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 EST

Columbus 슬롯사이트� 7:14:47 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천/ 8:45:48 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 EST

Nashville 슬롯사이트� 6:04:12 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 / 7:38:49 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 CST

Chicago 슬롯사이트� 6:07:10 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 / 7:35:02 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 CST

Kansas City 슬롯사이트� 5:52:48 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 / 7:20:43 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 CST

Phoenix 슬롯사이트� 4:37:27 AM / 5:40:07 AM MST

Boise 슬롯사이트� Reappearance only at 5:49:02 AM슬롯 머신 사이트 추천MST

San Francisco슬롯사이트� Reappearance only at 4:30:57 AM PST

Seattle 슬롯사이트� Reappearance only at 4:47:41 PST

How to Watch The Lunar Occultation

One of the most important factors to watch this astronomical occurrence is a clear, cloudless sky. The occultation will begin in dark twilight, with Mars슬롯 머신 사이트 추천re-emerging from behind the Moon around sunrise.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천you may need binoculars to witness this event if it's occurring during bright morning twilight. If you're using binoculars, hold them as steady as possible, perhaps by propping your elbows on a hard surface. For a better view, use a telescope. Head to a local astronomy club to watch the spectacle and witness the phenomenon more clearly. (With슬롯 머신 사이트 추천ANI Inputs)

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