Tag: shadow transit
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Titan Shadow Transit Tonight: Last Titan Shadow Transit 2040
Overview: Titan’s Shadow Transit Tonight In the early hours of Sunday, October 5, skywatchers have a rare opportunity to observe the final Titan shadow transit of the current cycle. Titan will cross in front of Saturn, casting a shadow on the gas giant’s disk. The event unfolds as the nearly full Moon sits about 4°…
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Titan’s Last Shadow Transit: Saturn and the Moon’s Close Pairing Tonight
Overview: Titan’s Shadow Transit of Saturn Tonight, observers are treated to a celestial pairing as Saturn sits near its largest moon Titan during the last shadow transit of the current cycle. The nearly Full Moon will be about 4° north of Saturn at 11:00 p.m. EDT, remaining close to the ringed planet throughout the night,…