Occultation of Saturn by the Moon
Background:
It wasn't clear just what would be visible of the 22nd May 2007 occultation as it was due to
take place in a daylight sky and Saturn only shining at about magnitude 0.5. In
the event, neither the disappearance nor reappearance of the planet behind the
Moon's disk was seen. Following a day of clear skies, cloud rolled in at just
the wrong time obscuring both the start and finish of the occultation.
Very shortly afterwards though, clear skies were restored and it was at least
possible to see the Moon and Saturn close together. This picture is the result
of a few images taken a few minutes after the event at the prime focus of a 10"
SCT with a Canon EOS 350D camera.
Kevin Deakes - The Andromeda Observatory 2007.