Posted on 08/27/2024 12:08:17 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What if Saturn disappeared? Sometimes, it does. It doesn't really go away, though, it just disappears from view when our Moon moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible along a long swath of Earth -- from Peru, across the Atlantic Ocean, to Italy -- only a few days ago. The featured color image is a digital fusion of the clearest images captured during the event and rebalanced for color and relative brightness between the relatively dim Saturn and the comparatively bright Moon. Saturn and the comparative bright Moon. The exposures were all taken from Breda, Catalonia, Spain, just before occultation. Eclipses of Saturn by our Moon will occur each month for the rest of this year. Each time, though, the fleeting event will be visible only to those with clear skies -- and the right location on Earth.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
Mini Saturn look alike crashes into Moon.
and saws it in two
Seriously, cool picture.
Ringa-ding-ding!
What a sight that must be!
Really nicely processed.
This is Uranus going behind the Moon. What is special about this is that moon itself was in Earth's shadow. This is 4 celestial bodies all lined up in a row. Sun, Earth, Moon and Uranus. A very rare occurrence that only happens every frw centuries. This happened November 11, 2022.
I’m just here for the comments on your post...
I’m disappointed that you think people will only come here to make jokes about
Uranus.
Butt, that does sometimes happen.
With both the Moon and Uranus involved how can the humor be avoided? The man who discovered it, William Herschel first called it Georgium Sidus (or “George’s Star”) after the then-King George III. However, arguments about the name persisted, not least because it wasn’t a star.
In the end, the name Uranus was adopted, being the father of Saturn, and Saturn in turn the father of Jupiter in Roman mythology.
Just for the fun of it here is a family portrait. We start with Jupiter or Zeus , the King of the God's , near to the Moon.
Here is Saturn , the father of Jupiter seen even closer to the Moon.
Next we have Uranus , father of Saturn and Grandpa to Jupiter. Not only is the Moon in this picture but the shadow of Earth as well. What does this all mean? Your guess is as good as mine!
What does it all mean? It’s a functioning dysfunctional family.
that could lead to twice as many crazies on full moons night.
You can fit 54 Earths in Uranus, 55 if you relax.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.