Lunar occultations of planets
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Occultations of the planets by the Moon aren’t very common and when they happen, all fingers are crossed for clear skies. If the weather holds good for the lunar occultation of Uranus on 14 September, there will be a lot of interest in the little planet, certainly more than it normally gets.
Unlike the main planets closer to the Sun, Uranus appears dim, right on the threshold of naked-eye visibility. It’s also rather distant and looks small even
