This Week’s Night Sky: Moon Turns to Blood
A lunar eclipse will dazzle sky-watchers in the western half of North America.
As a new month begins this week, Earth’s satellite undergoes a dramatic disappearing act and Venus begins to migrate up the sunset skies for a visit with the Seven Sisters.
The cosmic pair will be separated by only some 10 degrees—equal to the width of your fist at arm’s length—and will provide a great photo opportunity.
The moon at times can eclipse the courageous feline’s heart. The last time it happened was in 2008, and it will occur again in December 2016. On rare occasions, the planet Venus can travel in front of the star. That last happened in 1959, and the next such occultation will grace the skies in October 2044.
The 360-light-year-distant stellar grouping, also known as the Seven Sisters,
