Transits and eclipses of satellite Iapetus are very rare. However conditions for a transit occurred on the night of 2007 January 6/7. This was successfully observed visually by David Gray, Alan Heath and Richard McKim. The satellite was projected against the south edge of the South Equatorial Belt.

Richard McKim. 2007 January 7, 00h: 55m UT. 409 mm Dall Kirkham x250, x410.	David Gray. 2007 January 7, 01h:20m UT. 415 mm Dall Kirkham x365.Frequent cloud.

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