Reposted by @dennisthemenaceq.bsky.social
Sometimes, the Moon passes directly in front of the beautiful Pleiades star cluster in a celestial event called an occultation! This composite image from Spain captures the Moon's visit. These monthly occultations last until 2029, then not again until 2042!
Credit: Cayetana Saiz
![Citations:
[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41115-3
[2] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9604693/
[3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33626315/
[4] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1281263/full
[5] https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/article/120/1/34/7504580
[6] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7301835/
[7] https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2024.1360364/full
[8] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.add2962](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5sz2cdsg4tojqewqh4vjeckg/bafkreibjjfqrbef4uq665c4tfnsemnhixgb2lripgw7e35qnpak7nsxmmq)
