Thread: Partial Eclipse of the Moon with Uranus
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Old 05-September-2006, 01:19 PM
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There will be a partial eclipse of the Moon on Thursday 7 September 2006 from 16:42 to 21:00 UT. The planet Uranus will be just 2.5 degrees away from the moon at the time, making this an ideal opportunity to spot one of the more elusive planets.
That's only for the eastern hemisphere, of course, and being near the Moon seems an advantage only for the aesthetics of naked-eye objects, not Uranus, yes?
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