Saturn Behind the Moon

What’s that next to the Moon? Saturn. In its monthly shuttle staunch by the Earth — and because of this of this truth Earth’s sky — our Moon handed nearly in front of Solar-orbiting Saturn earlier this week. Without a doubt the Moon handed without extend in front of Saturn from the viewpoints of a vast swath of Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. The featured image from Sydney, Australia captured the pair a snappy time sooner than the eclipse. The image turned into as soon as a single shot lasting most sharp 1/500th of a 2nd, later processed to higher highlight both the Moon and Saturn. Since Saturn is quite reverse the Solar, it will perchance presumably perchance additionally additionally be viewed nearly the total night, beginning at sunset, toward the south and east. The gibbous Moon turned into as soon as also nearly reverse the Solar, and so also visible nearly the total night — that is also fat the next day night. The Moon will occult Saturn again all the scheme by each lap it makes staunch by the Earth this year.