Venus will play a disappearing act this afternoon as the bright planet slowly appears to slip behind the crescent moon.
Under clear skies, sky-watchers will be able to see the moon pass over Venus during what astronomers call an occultation.
Venus—which looks like a brilliant white star to the naked eye—will appear to wink out as it goes behind the moon and then reappear from behind the unlit side of the moon, which can't be seen in the daytime.
The Venus-moon occultation path
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