Ooooo. Guess what? This is real. The only manipulation here was to reduce the difference in brightness between Saturn and the cratered lunar surface. This picture was taken a few days ago, with a digital camera and 20 inch diameter telescope at the Weikersheim Observatory in southern Germany
[Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann]. As they tell us at NASA's
Astronomy Picture of the Day, "because the Moon and bright planets wander through the sky near the ecliptic plane, such occultation events are not uncommon, but they are dramatic, especially in telescopic views."
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Ooooo. Guess what? This is real. The only manipulation here was to reduce the difference in brightness between Saturn and the cratered lunar surface. This picture was taken a few days ago, with a digital camera and 20 inch diameter telescope at the Weikersheim Observatory in southern Germany [Credit & Copyright: Jens Hackmann]. As they tell us at NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, "because the Moon and bright planets wander through the sky near the ecliptic plane, such occultation events are not uncommon, but they are dramatic, especially in telescopic views."
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At 8:24 AM, May 26, 2007
Wonder had this to say...
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At 8:47 AM, May 26, 2007
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 9:15 AM, May 31, 2007
Anonymous had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Wow, this is so cool, a treasure. Saturn has shown us so much through Cassini, I did feel somehow our earthbound scopes might fail to hold up to the amazement. This proves my thoughts were only baseless fears.
Yes indeed - it's gorgeous.
Hey its awesome!!!Such a close look give us so much pleasure..Nice shot...
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