Lunar Occultation of Mars

There are few enough astronomical events visible from Delhi. Dust, air pollution, and light pollution give us a sky with a fraction of the stars you can see from a dark hilltop. May 10 is an exception. The two bodies putting on the show – Mars and the Moon – are visible even to us.

What will happen is that the Moon will come between Earth and Mars. Seen from Delhi, Mars should vanish behind the Moon at 7.41 p.m. and reappear at 8.44 p.m. The Nehru Planetarium is hosting a public skywatch from the Teen Murti back lawns. An amateur astronomer will be hitching his telescope to a projector and screen. For more information, check out their site.

image courtesy Nehru Planeta

rium, New Delhi

http://nehruplanetarium.org/Celestial_Events/Mars_Occultation/Mars_Occultation.htm