Moon Titan Transit of Saturn 11-22-25
Taken by Philip Smith on November 23, 2025 @
Manorville, NY USA
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Date Taken: 2025:11:23 06:07:44
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I am HAPPY I had the opportunity to image this rare historical event. I imaged this on 11-22-25. Titan's moon transit of Saturn from my Manorville, NY Observatory. The largest moon of Saturn is Titan. I learned this image was a rare event that occurs every 15 years, during which Earth, Saturn, and Titan align to sweep across Saturn's clouds. Titan was large enough to be visible with a good telescope. This is one of the remaining transit events this year is of Titan itself only. The others will be 12-08-25 / 12-24-25 / 01-09-26, and the last is 01-25-26. Then you will have to wait another 15 years. So mark your calendar and have fun looking at it, or if you can, then image it.
Fun fact about Titan: Titan is Saturn's largest moon and the only moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere and stable liquid on its surface. It is a world of rivers, lakes, and seas of liquid methane and ethane, with a nitrogen-rich atmosphere that creates a weather cycle similar to Earth's. Discovered in 1655, Titan has an icy surface and an internal ocean, making it a compelling subject for astrobiology, with missions like NASA's Dragonfly planned to explore it further.
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 an L-IR/Cut filter, all on an AP1600GTO mount.
The weather was cold, along with heavy cloud cover at times. The seeing conditions were poor to average, and the atmosphere was very turbulent. I was lucky to get something.
Kind Regards To ALL :-)
Photographer's website:
https://www.facebook.com/philip.smith.5686/
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