Get Ready For Halloween By Watching The Moon’s ‘Occultation’ Tonight

Stargazers, ready your telescopes: An unusual lunar event is going to be visible across large portions of the U.S.

It’s called an “occultation,” in which the waning gibbous moon will pass over the huge, bright orange star of Aldebaran. We thought the phenomenon’s spooky name might be just the thing to get geared up for Halloween.

The event will be visible across large portions of the South and the Northeastern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and parts of Canada. “The most interesting views will be from a strip of land only a few hundred yards wide along the occultation’s northern limit,” where a “grazing occultation” will be visible, according to the International Occultation Timing Association.

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