By SHOKO TAMAKI/ Staff Writer
November 9, 2022 at 13:45 JST
A rare celestial show was visible from many parts of Japan on Nov. 8 when a total lunar eclipse coincided with Uranus becoming hidden by the moon.
The last time such an occultation of a planet occurred at the same time as a lunar eclipse was in 1580, when the moon hid Saturn.
The total lunar eclipse on Nov. 8 began at around 7:16 p.m., giving the full moon a copper tint.
The lunar occultation of Uranus was visible through a super-telephoto lens.
The next time a lunar eclipse coincides with a planetary occultation will be in 2344, when the moon will hide Saturn.
The next total lunar eclipse will be visible in Japan on Sept. 8, 2025.
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Uranus is barely visible just below the moon after it entered a total eclipse on Nov. 8. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
