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    THE BIG THREE

    Oct 22, 2020 3 minutes

    DON’T MISS

    NOVEMBER MOON EVENTS

    BEST TIME TO SEE: As stated, 5 November 01:20-03:00 UT for the M35 occultation

    The Moon puts on a good show this month. Beginning on the morning of 5 November, an 82%-lit waning gibbous Moon passes in front of the southern part of the rich open cluster M35, in Gemini. Although the bright Moon will drown out the fainter stars, a scope trained on the Moon’s northern limb should show the brighter cluster members. The Moon’s bright limb leads the occultation, hiding the cluster’s outer stars

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