Tonight – October 29, 2015 – features the bright waning gibbous moon very close to the star Aldebaran. The two luminaries rise over the eastern horizon by mid-evening tonight at mid-northern latitudes – and at late night at southerly latitudes. Last night, on October 28, a larger waning gibbous moon shone closer to the Pleiades star cluster. With the moon shining so close to Aldebaran, the fiery eye of the Bull, it might be hard to spot Aldebaran in the lunar glare. If so, try blocking out the moon with your finger, and then look for the star Aldebaran. The Pleiades star cluster – also known as the Seven Sisters – will probably be even harder than Aldebaran to see in tonight’s moon-drenched sky, but you’ll enjoy them, too, if you can pick them out.
After the moon, Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster rise tonight, the threesome goes westward across the sky for rest of the night. From temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, the moon, Aldebaran and Pleiades probably won’t rise till after bedtime, in which case you can view the moon, Aldebaran and the Pleiades before dawn on October 30.
From Europe, northwestern Africa, the Middle East and northwestern Asia, the moon will actually occult – cover over – Aldebaran for a portion of the night tonight (October 29-30). Here, in North America, the lunar occultation of Aldebaran will be over by the time that the moon and Aldebaran rise into our sky here in North America on October 29.
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We give the occultation times for Paris, France, and Moscow, Russia, at their respective time zones. No need to convert from Universal Time to local time!
Paris, France (October 29, 2015)
Occultation begins: 10:44 p.m. Central European Time
Occultation ends: 11:46 p.m. Central European Time
Moscow, Russia (October 30, 2015)
Occultation begins 1:24 a.m. Moscow Standard Time
Occultation ends: 2:34 a.m. Moscow Standard Time.
Click here to find out when the moon occults Aldebaran at many localities through Europe, northwestern Africa, the Middle East and northwestern Asia. The listed times are given in Universal Time and must be converted to local time. The occultation begins when Aldebaran slips behind the lit side of the waning gibbous moon, and the occultation ends when this star comes out again from behind the dark side of the moon.
Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster return to the same place in the sky about 4 minutes earlier every night. The moon, on the other hand, rises an average 50 minutes later daily. So several days from now, after the moon has left Taurus, be sure to see the starlit Bull in all his majesty, and the star Aldebaran plus the beautiful Pleiades cluster in a moon-free sky!
Bottom line: The moon is near Aldebaran on the night of October 29, 2015. You’ll recognize the Pleiades as a tiny misty dipper. It’s sometimes called the Seven Sisters. Aldebaran will be the bright, reddish star nearby.
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Tonight – October 29, 2015 – features the bright waning gibbous moon very close to the star Aldebaran. The two luminaries rise over the eastern horizon by mid-evening tonight at mid-northern latitudes – and at late night at southerly latitudes. Last night, on October 28, a larger waning gibbous moon shone closer to the Pleiades star cluster. With the moon shining so close to Aldebaran, the fiery eye of the Bull, it might be hard to spot Aldebaran in the lunar glare. If so, try blocking out the moon with your finger, and then look for the star Aldebaran. The Pleiades star cluster – also known as the Seven Sisters – will probably be even harder than Aldebaran to see in tonight’s moon-drenched sky, but you’ll enjoy them, too, if you can pick them out.
After the moon, Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster rise tonight, the threesome goes westward across the sky for rest of the night. From temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, the moon, Aldebaran and Pleiades probably won’t rise till after bedtime, in which case you can view the moon, Aldebaran and the Pleiades before dawn on October 30.
From Europe, northwestern Africa, the Middle East and northwestern Asia, the moon will actually occult – cover over – Aldebaran for a portion of the night tonight (October 29-30). Here, in North America, the lunar occultation of Aldebaran will be over by the time that the moon and Aldebaran rise into our sky here in North America on October 29.
Click here for more information about the occultation.
We give the occultation times for Paris, France, and Moscow, Russia, at their respective time zones. No need to convert from Universal Time to local time!
Paris, France (October 29, 2015)
Occultation begins: 10:44 p.m. Central European Time
Occultation ends: 11:46 p.m. Central European Time
Moscow, Russia (October 30, 2015)
Occultation begins 1:24 a.m. Moscow Standard Time
Occultation ends: 2:34 a.m. Moscow Standard Time.
Click here to find out when the moon occults Aldebaran at many localities through Europe, northwestern Africa, the Middle East and northwestern Asia. The listed times are given in Universal Time and must be converted to local time. The occultation begins when Aldebaran slips behind the lit side of the waning gibbous moon, and the occultation ends when this star comes out again from behind the dark side of the moon.
Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster return to the same place in the sky about 4 minutes earlier every night. The moon, on the other hand, rises an average 50 minutes later daily. So several days from now, after the moon has left Taurus, be sure to see the starlit Bull in all his majesty, and the star Aldebaran plus the beautiful Pleiades cluster in a moon-free sky!
Bottom line: The moon is near Aldebaran on the night of October 29, 2015. You’ll recognize the Pleiades as a tiny misty dipper. It’s sometimes called the Seven Sisters. Aldebaran will be the bright, reddish star nearby.
Arcturus is a Halloween ghost of the summer sun
Taurus? Here’s your constellation
Donate: Your support means the world to us
from EarthSky http://ift.tt/1XAFQJO
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