The Moon Occults Jupiter Wednesday Morning for North America - by Astroguyz
A map of the visibility footprint for Wednesday morning’s occultation. Credit: Occult 4.2.
A line across western North America running from the Pacific coast of Mexico, up through Arizona and Nevada, and across western British Columbia has the best seat in the house, as the occultation transpires low to the east at dawn before sunrise. East of the Rockies, expect to see the event occur after sunrise, though the two will still make a pretty pair at dawn.If skies are clear, Jupiter will make a good binocular or telescopic target in the daytime sky, hanging right on the limb of the Moon.
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