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                               2024 August 27
     [2]A picture of the edge of the Earth's familiar Moon takes up the
     right part of the frame, while a partial image of Saturn is visible
       just behind it on the left. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                            Moon Eclipses Saturn
               Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Pau Montplet Sanz

   Explanation: What if Saturn disappeared? Sometimes, it does. It doesn't
   really go away, though, it just disappears from view when our [4]Moon
   moves in front. Such a Saturnian eclipse, more formally called an
   [5]occultation, was visible along a [6]long swath of Earth -- from
   [7]Peru, across the Atlantic Ocean, to [8]Italy -- only a few days ago.
   The [9]featured color image is a digital fusion of the clearest images
   captured during [10]the event and rebalanced for color and relative
   brightness between the relatively dim Saturn and the comparatively
   bright Moon. [11]Saturn and the [12]comparative bright Moon. The
   exposures were all taken from [13]Breda, [14]Catalonia, [15]Spain, just
   before occultation. [16]Eclipses of Saturn by [17]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 [18]Earth.

              Gallery: [19]Moon Eclipses Saturn in August 2024
                       Tomorrow's picture: hole flower
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   4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AtMXEviIa0
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occultation
   6. https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20240821_16_100
   7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
   9. https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrobreda/53938042146/in/pool-apods/
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