Starship Asterisk*

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[quote=alter-ego post_id=294498 time=1565843818 user_id=125299]
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The near-full moon in today's APOD also interfered with the view of Saturn's moon Titan. No doubt the fast exposure required to avoid over exposing our Moon rendered Titan invisible in the photo, but it should have been easily visible in a good pair of binoculars.
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It doesn't look like Titan was visible. Titan was occulted about 1 minute before the image was taken.
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Interesting choice timing wise by the photographer then. One would think a photo of three objects would be of even more interest.
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It would seem that way. Maybe Peter didn't notice or see Titan because of how bright the Moon was. It's possible he tried unsuccessfully to capture Titan (as you suspect would be the case anyway) so he decided the best image is with Saturn being closer to the Moon.

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[quote=BDanielMayfield post_id=294489 time=1565803272 user_id=139536]
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The near-full moon in today's APOD also interfered with the view of Saturn's moon Titan. No doubt the fast exposure required to avoid over exposing our Moon rendered Titan invisible in the photo, but it should have been easily visible in a good pair of binoculars.
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It doesn't look like Titan was visible. Titan was occulted about 1 minute before the image was taken.
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Interesting choice timing wise by the photographer then. One would think a photo of three objects would be of even more interest.

[quote=BDanielMayfield post_id=294489 time=1565803272 user_id=139536]
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The near-full moon in today's APOD also interfered with the view of Saturn's moon Titan. No doubt the fast exposure required to avoid over exposing our Moon rendered Titan invisible in the photo, but it should have been easily visible in a good pair of binoculars.
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It doesn't look like Titan was visible. Titan was occulted about 1 minute before the image was taken.

[quote=ta152h0 post_id=294488 time=1565799197 user_id=100922]
Saw the near-full moon last night. It was beautiful but the Perseid Shower was interfering with my view. pass the ice cold one.
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:lol2:

Ann

[quote=ta152h0 post_id=294488 time=1565799197 user_id=100922]
Saw the near-full moon last night. It was beautiful but the Perseid Shower was interfering with my view. pass the ice cold one.
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Chuckle.

[quote=ta152h0 post_id=294488 time=1565799197 user_id=100922]
Saw the near-full moon last night. It was beautiful but the Perseid Shower was interfering with my view. pass the ice cold one.
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The near-full moon in today's APOD also interfered with the view of Saturn's moon Titan. No doubt the fast exposure required to avoid over exposing our Moon rendered Titan invisible in the photo, but it should have been easily visible in a good pair of binoculars.

P.S. And that wasn't a half bad joke Wolf.

Saw the near-full moon last night. It was beautiful but the Perseid Shower was interfering with my view. pass the ice cold one.

[quote="APOD Robot" post_id=294462 time=1565755685 user_id=128559]
The [url=http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/saturn.jpg]Moon will occult Saturn again[/url] during every lap it makes around the Earth this year.
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Does this mean that APOD supports occult practices? :D :lol2:

Great exposure!

Super cool pic... but the Moon is upside down.... :lol2: :roll: :oops:

Great work. I love the colors of the dusty areas on the Moon... I don't see that in my photos, will have to check...

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So what's that inky patch on the Moon?

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