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1st Feb: see the Moon occult λ Geminorum

31 January 2015 Ade Ashford

The current monthly cycle featuring occultations of naked-eye star Lambda Geminorum continues with an early evening event for the British Isles on Sunday, 1st February.

Double the fun as magnitude-3.6 star λ Geminorum is hidden by the Moon

8 December 2014 Ade Ashford

The last lunar occultation of a conspicuous naked-eye star for UK observers in 2014 occurs around 6 am on Tuesday, 9th December. Set your alarm and prepare your telescope for the disappearance and reapparance of λ Geminorum.