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2020年8月15日 Mars at the Moon’s Edge Image Credit & Copyright: Sergio Scauso Explanation: Does the Moon ever block out Mars? Yes, the Moon occasionally moves in front of all of the Solar System’s planets. Just this past Sunday, as visible from some locations in South America, a waning […]

2020 June 21 Moon Occults Venus Image Credit & Copyright: Dzmitry Kananovich Explanation: It may look like Earthrise, but it’s actually Venus-set. Just after sunrise two days ago, both the Moon and Venus also rose. But then the Moon overtook Venus. In the featured image sequence centered o

2019 August 14 Saturn Behind the Moon Image Credit: Peter Patonai (Astroscape Photography) Explanation: What’s that next to the Moon? Saturn. In its monthly trip around the Earth — and hence Earth’s sky — our Moon passed nearly in front of Sun-orbiting Saturn earlier this wee