Moon to occult the Pleiades in a live telescope stream on April 19
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Space.com reports a 2:00 PM EDT (1800 GMT) livestream from The Virtual Telescope Project showing the waxing crescent Moon occulting the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters, Messier 45) on April 19; US viewers get a daytime occultation while Italian viewers can watch after sunset, with Earthshine illuminating the Moon’s dark edge as the pair pass about 445 light-years away.
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