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Palomar

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Re: Lunar occultation of Pleiades -- April 1

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Moon_ … iades.html

*Eastern and Central North America are favored.  Article includes IOTA.  There's also a bit of interesting history in the article, including info about "grazing" occultations.

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SpaceNut

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Re: Lunar occultation of Pleiades -- April 1

Moon to Hide Star Cluster Oct. 9-10

On the night of Oct. 9-10, a waning gibbous Moon will cut straight across the Pleiades Star Cluster.  This event will be visible across much of North and Central America. 

This event is known as an occultation; the light of a star appears to vanish instantaneously behind the edge of the Moon and reappears from behind the Moon a short while later with similar suddenness.  So far, in 2006, the Pleiades have been occulted in every month.  For North Americans, the best occultations came on the evening of April 1 and during the early morning of July 20, when a slender crescent Moon crossed in front of the "Seven Sisters."