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@stellarsnap@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

馃摳 Titan Shadow Transit

Every 15 years, Saturn鈥檚 rings appear edge-on from Earth. The view may be narrow, but it reveals rare transits of Saturn鈥檚 moons and their shadows.

In this image from July 18, Titan crosses Saturn鈥檚 face, casting a dark round shadow on its cloud tops.

馃摲 Volodymyr Andrienko

#Titan#Saturn#ShadowTransit#Astronomy#Astrophotography#StellarSnap#NightSky#PlanetaryAlignment

A telescopic image of Saturn with its rings nearly edge-on, creating a thin horizontal line across the planet. Saturn's banded atmosphere is clearly visible. At the upper left, Saturn鈥檚 largest moon Titan appears as a small pale dot, while a round, dark shadow from Titan is cast onto the gas giant鈥檚 cloud tops, just above the rings. The contrast between the planet, rings, moon, and shadow makes the scene striking and dynamic.
A telescopic image of Saturn with its rings nearly edge-on, creating a thin horizontal line across the planet. Saturn's banded atmosphere is clearly visible. At the upper left, Saturn鈥檚 largest moon Titan appears as a small pale dot, while a round, dark shadow from Titan is cast onto the gas giant鈥檚 cloud tops, just above the rings. The contrast between the planet, rings, moon, and shadow makes the scene striking and dynamic.
A telescopic image of Saturn with its rings nearly edge-on, creating a thin horizontal line across the planet. Saturn's banded atmosphere is clearly visible. At the upper left, Saturn鈥檚 largest moon Titan appears as a small pale dot, while a round, dark shadow from Titan is cast onto the gas giant鈥檚 cloud tops, just above the rings. The contrast between the planet, rings, moon, and shadow makes the scene striking and dynamic.
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