<p>Make sure to set your alarm clock early on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 6, so that you won’t miss a rare and spectacular celestial event. The brilliant planet Jupiter and its retinue of Galilean satellites will pass behind the waning Moon, a 20%-illuminated crescent just 4¼ days before New. Astronomers call this phenomenon an<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-occults-jupiter-october-6/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"See the Moon occult Jupiter October 6"</span></a></p>
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Make sure to set your alarm clock early on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 6, so that you won’t miss a rare and spectacular celestial event. The brilliant planet Jupiter and its retinue of Galilean satellites will pass behind the waning Moon, a 20%-illuminated crescent just 4¼ days before New. Astronomers call this phenomenon anContinue reading “See the Moon occult Jupiter October 6”
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