Hello from New Mexico. I hope everyone had a great week. Tomorrow there will be a celestial event happening, a Lunar Occultation of Venus. I’ve shot this event back in December 2015. Below are the images. It’s a daytime event that can be seen across north America and will occur in New Mexico on June 17, 2026 between 12:17 pm and 4:43 pm. Get your binoculars or long lenses and look for the crescent moon.
Weather permitting, I hope to get some good images and look forward to sharing them next week. Enjoy.
Read more here from in-the-sky.org
There are other Lunar Occultations, here’s one of Mars from February 18, 2020
And another of the moon and Mars from February 01, 2023.
As always, thanks for looking. Thank you for sharing your comments and reflections on the “Lone Tree”. Have a great week. G
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The moon passes directly in front of Venus during a rare daylight occultation on June 17, 2026, creating one of the month’s most unusual and technically challenging skywatching events.
For most of North America, the moon will slide over Venus in the mid-afternoon. The chances of witnessing this rare event are good, provided the skies are clear and deep blue.
There is one important catch: the event takes place in broad daylight. Between roughly 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. EDT, the sun will still be high in the sky, while the moon and Venus will sit about 38 degrees away from it. Anyone using binoculars or a telescope must be incredibly careful not to accidentally sweep across the sun, which can cause instant and permanent eye damage.
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