Once In my Lifetime Transits over Saturn
Taken by Philip Smith on September 4, 2025 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2025:09:05 11:51:18
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I imaged a " Very Rare Event" on 09-04-25 over Saturn from my Manorville Observatory. The moons Titan and Tethys shadow transits across Saturn, with a Titan shadow transit beginning on September 4, 2025, and Tethys and Tethys also just started to transit on the morning of September 4, though much harder to see due to its smaller size. These are rare events, part of a season of transits that occur every 15 years, during which Earth, Saturn, and Titan align, allowing the shadow to sweep across Saturn's clouds. While Titan's shadow was large enough to be visible with a good telescope, Tethys's shadow was exceptionally difficult to detect, but I was lucky to image it and enhance it with processing software, and get the beginning of the moon Tethys and Tethys's shadow over Saturn.
This was a lifetime chance image for anyone. I am HAPPY I recorded this rare historical event from start to end. I will be sharing an animation after I go threw over 1.25 TB of recorder data files.
My imaging setup was an EdgeHD 14" / Baader Planetarium Baader Fluorite Flatfield Converter Barlow (BPFFC) / Gutekunst Optiksysteme Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector Player One URANUS-C IMX585 USB3.0 Color Camera with a Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, all on an AP1600GTO mount.
Kind Regards To ALL :-)
Photographer's website:
https://www.facebook.com/philip.smith.5686/
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