The Slooh Community Observatory online live stream is one of the places you can catch an asteroid.
The spectacle, which doesn't happen often, features the rock dubbed 163 Erigone covering Regulus, the 22nd most lit star for a couple seconds in the wee hours of Thursday morning Fox News reported Wednesday.
"Intrepid Museum educators will be on hand to discuss and explain the occultation of Regulus prior to the cosmic event, which will take place a little after 2:05 a.m. EDT," museum officials wrote in a media advisory. Guests are welcome to bring their own binoculars and telescopes; however, telescopes are not necessary to view the occultation."
The event is expected to be quite a monumental viewing.
"In my entire 40 years as a professional astronomer, I've never witnessed a star as bright as Regulus - Leo's 'alpha' luminary - being blocked as seen along a populated Earthly path in an easily accessible region," Bob Berman, an astronomer at the Slooh Community Observatory said in a statement Fox News reported.
"That's what will happen early Thursday morning. It's hard to describe the excitement of this event. Regulus will vanish, and the constellation Leo will temporarily look totally different for as much as 14 seconds, as seen from New York City and about a 100-mile wide path extending to that city's north and west," Berman said in the statement.
Astronomers and Slooh staff will use information from the event to further their research.
"With accurate timing from a number of observers spread along the path, we can actually determine the asteroid's size and shape to a remarkable degree of accuracy," Paul Cox director and host at Slooh said in a statement Fox News reported.
The Live Stream feed will start at 1:45 a.m., and provide live footage via Slooh's online Slooh Space Camera.
