by APOD Robot » Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:08 am
Saturn Behind the Moon
Explanation: What's that next to the Moon?
Saturn. In its monthly trip around the
Earth -- and hence Earth's sky -- our Moon passed nearly in front of
Sun-orbiting Saturn earlier this week. Actually the
Moon passed
directly in front of
Saturn from the viewpoints of a wide swath of Earth's
Southern Hemisphere. The
featured image from
Sydney,
Australia captured the pair a few minutes before the
eclipse. The image was a single shot lasting only 1/500th of a second, later processed to better highlight both the
Moon and Saturn. Since
Saturn is nearly opposite the Sun, it can be seen nearly the entire night, starting at sunset, toward the south and east. The
gibbous Moon was also nearly opposite the Sun, and so also visible nearly the entire night -- it will be
full tomorrow night. The
Moon will occult Saturn again during every lap it makes around the Earth this year.
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