An extraordinary video of Saturn setting on the Moon

Colin Legg catch an awing thing on cameraa couple Clarence Day ago . In the cobalt - colorful sky above Australia , this amateur astrophotographer oversee to capture the exact bit that the moonshine passed in front of Saturn . Did you know you could see those rings from so far off ?

The issue itselfis known as an occultation . No , that terminal figure does not refer to witchery but only the act of one celestial torso pass in front of another and blocking it from view . It ’s like an eclipse ’s big chum . occultation take place once or twice a twelvemonth in our sky , though this exceptional combination of the moon and Saturn is more rare since the two bodies orbit on slightly dissimilar planes .

Rare or not , it ’s a beautiful visual sense to behold . Be certain to check out more of Legg ’s photographyon his web site , and you could keep up with astronomical events happening this yearwith this calendar .