Lua passará em frente a Vênus em rara ocultação em junho

Observadores do céu em partes das Américas terão a chance de ver Vênus desaparecer atrás da Lua em 17 de junho. A ocultação lunar é um dos vários eventos celestes notáveis programados para o mês.

O evento, conhecido como ocultação lunar, ocorrerá quando a Lua passar diretamente em frente a Vênus. Observadores nos Estados Unidos, Canadá, Brasil e Venezuela poderão ver Vênus desaparecer e reaparecer por trás da Lua. Fora da estreita faixa da ocultação, muitos observadores ainda verão a Lua e Vênus parecerem incomumente próximos um do outro. O fenômeno poderá ocorrer durante o dia em alguns locais. Vênus e Júpiter também parecerão próximos por volta de 9 de junho, com Mercúrio juntando-se a eles de 11 a 15 de junho para formar um alinhamento de três planetas após o pôr do sol. O solstício de junho, em 21 de junho à 1h24 no horário do Pacífico, marca o início do verão astronômico no Hemisfério Norte.

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