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A rare celestial show unfolded this evening as the crescent Moon eclipsed Venus.
Known to astronomers as planetary occultation, the phenomenon was observed in the twilight sky when the Moon came between Venus and the Earth.
An occultation is an event that happens when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer.
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Venus and the Moon
Date: 20:15 BST, 15th May 2010

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