# I saw the Moon occult Aldebaran earlier!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 5, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-moon-occult-aldebaran-earlier/781460 "2017-03-05T05:27:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-moon-occult-aldebaran-earlier/781460/1 "2017-03-05T05:27:00Z")

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I used binoculars. It blinked out at 9:57:25 or 26 PM by my watch (WWV-enabled watch, autoset at 2:04 AM). [Predicted time here in Chicago](http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/bstar/0305zc692.htm) was 9:57:27 PM. Close enough!

Anybody else?

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-moon-occult-aldebaran-earlier/781460/2 "2017-03-05T10:31:45Z")

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That’s no moon!

Oh, “Aldebaran.” Sorry, I misheard you.

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**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-moon-occult-aldebaran-earlier/781460/3 "2017-03-05T10:48:11Z")

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I could see Venus. And Mars.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-the-moon-occult-aldebaran-earlier/781460/4 "2017-03-05T12:38:03Z")

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I hope you celebrated with a fine selection of Aldebaran liqueurs. 🙂