Titan's dark transit on Saturn
Taken by FRANK J MELILLO on July 16, 2024 @
Holtsville, NY
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At start, Titan itself was at the center along the SPR on July 16, 2024 at 8:37 UT. Under the mediocre condition, the b&w camera performed better than using the color camera. But at 9:09 UT, I got a decent color shot.
Visually, it looked cool through the high power eyepiece. The black spot was popping in and out. Titan itself appears black because it has a darker disc with lower albedo brightness. So, Titan is darker than Saturn itself. At the other hand, Titan's shadow was beyond Saturn's southern limb due to the different angle as seen from earth. So it was not seen.
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