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The Moon passed in front of Saturn on August 21, 2024
The Moon passed in front of Saturn on August 21, 2024
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
The Moon passed in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Latin America, Africa and Europe. Outside the occultation belt, a close conjunction was visible.
The occultation was visible from Oria with the disappearance of Saturn behind the Moon at 3:38 UTC, although at morning twilight. Its reappearance will be visible at 4:36 UTC now in daylight.
Due to the low altitude of the Moon above the horizon, the image is not very rich in details as the light had to pass through a thick layer of strata and relative air turbulence.
Taken with LZOS 500mm f/8 3M-5CA MC on Omegon MiniTrack LX2
The Moon passed in front of Saturn on August 21, 2024
The Moon passed in front of Saturn on August 21, 2024
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
The Moon passed in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Latin America, Africa and Europe. Outside the occultation belt, a close conjunction was visible.
The occultation was visible from Oria with the disappearance of Saturn behind the Moon at 3:38 UTC, although at morning twilight. Its reappearance will be visible at 4:36 UTC now in daylight.
Due to the low altitude of the Moon above the horizon, the image is not very rich in details as the light had to pass through a thick layer of strata and relative air turbulence.
Taken with LZOS 500mm f/8 3M-5CA MC on Omegon MiniTrack LX2