Muichiro.T
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A spectacular event which can be interesting for the visual astronomer is the occultation of a star by the moon: there can be seen an interesting moment when the moon’s limb gradually moves toward the star and covers it and then uncovers in turn. By midnight of Saturday, July 13, a near-first quarter, 52-percent-illuminated moon will occult the bright 1st-magnitude star Spica as viewed from North America. When Spica disappears, it will do so on the moon’s side that is not well illuminated, a phenomenon that is visually impressive though scientifically unproductive On the other side, its reappearance is on the side of moon which is well lit which might give the impression of a bright star but its light is only partially as the brightness of moon washes over it. This event is observable with binoculars or a telescope and if you craved such a phenomena, you must look for recommendations about what binoculars or telescopes are recommended for Lunar Observations and Astrophotography. ![Telescope :telescope: 🔭](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f52d.png)
![New moon :new_moon: 🌑](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f311.png)
![Waning crescent moon :waning_crescent_moon: 🌘](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f318.png)
![Telescope :telescope: 🔭](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f52d.png)
![New moon :new_moon: 🌑](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f311.png)
![Waning crescent moon :waning_crescent_moon: 🌘](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f318.png)