Look Up! Moon is Going to Hide Jupiter In Rare Cosmic Event In May

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter is a remarkable celestial event where the Moon passes directly in front of Jupiter, temporarily obscuring the gas giant from our view.

It happens due to the relative positions and motions of the Earth, the Moon, and Jupiter in their respective orbits. As the Moon orbits the Earth, it occasionally passes in front of other celestial bodies, causing an occultation. The Moon's orbit is inclined at about 5 degrees to the ecliptic - the apparent path of the Sun through the sky. Jupiter, as well as other planets, are usually found close to the ecliptic. Thus, when the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic at the same time, it is aligned with Jupiter, a lunar occultation of Jupiter occurs.

The upcoming lunar occultation of Jupiter will take place on 17 May. It will be visible from parts of North and Central America, the Caribbean, Greenland, Iceland, the northern British Isles, Scandinavia, and northwest Russia.

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How lucky of them who will be able to watch !!! 😊

irene_renaissance
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I’m excited for this event! It’s going to be great! Plus, Jupiter is my favourite planet!

JupiterEclipse
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Thank you for giving us this kind of information...

astronomy
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Very Awesome Video! I love the way it is presented & The Music! I will be on the look out. Thank you! :)

ETTe
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Very 🆒 ty for the info. BUT that 'tempo beat' had to be muted. It was throwing my 🫀 rate 😧

jamescrossland
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So that's what "occultation" means: the moon passing IN FRONT of a planet.

emwhaibee
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Thanks for the heads up.😀
The telescope will be primed and ready, but from the south of England UK I might just see Jupiter kiss the moon....
Can't wait....
Wishing you all clear sky's.😀

carlscattergood
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Does anyone have the time for this for Minnesota residents?

ay_squared
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Wow! Very interesting video! I advise everyone to watch! Success to all!

MindWorld
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Im wanna take lots of pictures of Jupiter

AUSTRIAN
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Didn't jupiter just move into Aries?!

hombrenuevoacts
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I am very very interested in the cosmos and astronomy....
I daily observe celestial body💫
Thank you 😄

RavinderSingh-dbko
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A total eclipse of jupiter ! Whoo hooo !

scottymoondogjakubin
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atleast everyone will still be able to see something! A bright dot (Jupiter) near the moon is still pretty cool :D

yehhrhrhehehjeyukiteruyacu
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isn't Jupiter behind the sun right now ????

thedvdblurayreviewguy
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Can this be seen in Cambridge, England?

michaelhoward
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Sorry it was cloudy yesterday and I chould see 1 stard

kylelopez
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I saw Venus doing the same from the Philipines on March 24th

YoeriMeulemans
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FAKE JUPITER IS LITERALLY THE BIGGEST AND U PUT JUPITER'S SIZE SO SMOL

DoesShadowReflects
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wtf r u expecting with us, u really want us to read a video for 5 min.. Then reading an article is gonna be a better choice

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