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Joe Hernandez

A massive star called Betelgeuse will be briefly obscured by an asteroid Monday night

This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020, shows the star Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, a red supergiant that is about 700 million light years from Earth. (AP)

It may not be your typical eclipse, but a celestial event expected to occur for a fleeting few moments this week may still have you star-struck.

An asteroid is slated to pass in front of the star Betelgeuse and obscure it Monday night in an event known to astronomers as an occultation.

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