Regulus is the brightest object in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbr
Regulus through Celestron CGEM DX 1100 @ F6.3, Canon T3i, Televue 4X Powermate, ISO 800, 30 sec exposure
Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo (right tip, below is bright Jupiter in 2004).
Approximate true-color reconstruction of Regulus based on interferometric imaging
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. The term is often used in astronomy, but can also refer to any situation
Occultation of Uranus during the lunar eclipse on 8 November 2022.
Jupiter (the bright object in the upper right) a few minutes before being occulted by the Moon on 16 June 2005.
A grazing occultation of Rhea by Dione, two moons of Saturn, imaged by Cassini–Huygens.