Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                 2019 April 9
                                      [2]
                             Moon Occults Saturn
                  Image Credit & Copyright: Cory Schmitz [3]

Explanation: Sometimes Saturn disappears. It doesn't really go away, though,
it just disappears from view when our Moon moves in front [4] . Such a
Saturnian eclipse was visible along a small swath of Earth [5]  -- from Brazil
[6]  to Sri Lanka [7]  -- near the end of last month. The featured color image
[8]  is a digital fusion of the clearest images [9]  captured by successive
videos of the event [10] taken in red, green, and blue, and taken separately
for Saturn [11]  and the comparative bright Moon [12] . The exposures were
taken from South Africa [13]  just before occultation -- and also just before
sunrise. When Saturn re-appeared [14]  on the other side of the Moon [15]
almost two hours later, the Sun had risen [16] . This year, eclipses [17]  of
Saturn by the Moon [18]  occur almost monthly [19] , but, unfortunately, are
visible only to those with the right location and with clear and dark skies.

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               Tomorrow's picture: a very different occultation

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  [5] http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planet...
  [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
  [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
  [8]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/schmitzcory/336...
  [9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_imaging
  [10]
https://www.universetoday.com/141898/
see-the-moon-photobomb-saturn-in-an-amazing-capture/
  [11] https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/saturn/o...
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