THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION
SATURN SECTION
LUNAR OCCULTATION OF SATURN, 2007 MAY 22
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THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION SATURN SECTION LUNAR OCCULTATION OF SATURN, 2007 MAY 22 |
Saturn was occulted by the Moon on 2007 May 22. From the UK the event occurred in daylight. At ingress, the planet disappeared behind the dark limb of a 6 day old Moon, with the sun was still above the horizon. Egress took place approximately one hour later on the bright lunar limb adjacent to the Mare Smythii. For observers in the northern part of the UK, the sun was still above the horizon although close to setting. For observers in southern UK, the sun had just set. Observers much further east saw the occultation against a dark sky. The images below are all orientated with north approximately upwards.
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Saturn at ingress against the dark lunar limb at 19 h 11m 26s UT. Peter Lawrence. 356 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain (C14) at F11. Lumenera SKYnyx-2-0M camera with Astronomik red filter. (North upwards). This image was taken with the Sun still approximately 6 degrees above the horizon and reveals Titan (arrowed). |
Composite image of Saturn ingress against the dark lunar limb at 19h 11m UT. David Tyler. 356 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain at F30. (North Upwards) The Saturn image was taken between 18:30 and 18:40 UT. |
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| Composite of Saturn at egress adjacent to the Mare Smythii at 20h 18m 21s UT. . Peter Lawrence. 356 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain (C14) at F11. Lumenera SKYnyx-2-0M camera with Astronomik red filter. (North upwards). The lunar image was taken at 20h 19m 15s UT. | Egress at ~20:57 UT.. Val and Andrew White. (Malta). ETX (0 plus Canon IXUS 60 Camera. |
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