"Earth-Saturn alignment"

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4 January 2025

Moon creating a lunar occultation of Saturn visible from Europe, Africa, western Russia, and eastern Greenland is seen through a telescope from Castelvecchio Calvisio (L’Aquila), Italy, on January 4th, 2025. Lunar occultations are relatively rare events where the Moon passes directly between Earth and another celestial object, temporarily obscuring it from view. This particular occultation offered a unique opportunity to observe the "ringed planet" disappearing behind the Moon and reemerging later.

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#11917304

4 January 2025

Moon creating a lunar occultation of Saturn visible from Europe, Africa, western Russia, and eastern Greenland is seen through a telescope from Castelvecchio Calvisio (L’Aquila), Italy, on January 4th, 2025. Lunar occultations are relatively rare events where the Moon passes directly between Earth and another celestial object, temporarily obscuring it from view. This particular occultation offered a unique opportunity to observe the "ringed planet" disappearing behind the Moon and reemerging later.

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#11917247

4 January 2025

Moon creating a lunar occultation of Saturn visible from Europe, Africa, western Russia, and eastern Greenland is seen through a telescope from Castelvecchio Calvisio (L’Aquila), Italy, on January 4th, 2025. Lunar occultations are relatively rare events where the Moon passes directly between Earth and another celestial object, temporarily obscuring it from view. This particular occultation offered a unique opportunity to observe the "ringed planet" disappearing behind the Moon and reemerging later.

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#11917161

4 January 2025

Moon creating a lunar occultation of Saturn visible from Europe, Africa, western Russia, and eastern Greenland is seen through a telescope from Castelvecchio Calvisio (L’Aquila), Italy, on January 4th, 2025. Lunar occultations are relatively rare events where the Moon passes directly between Earth and another celestial object, temporarily obscuring it from view. This particular occultation offered a unique opportunity to observe the "ringed planet" disappearing behind the Moon and reemerging later.

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#11917082

4 January 2025

The crescent moon and Saturn are pictured in Lecce, Italy, on January 4, 2025, during the lunar occultation of the planet. -This rare astronomical phenomenon occurs when the Moon's orbit places it exactly between Earth and Saturn, briefly obscuring the planet.

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#11917081

4 January 2025

The crescent moon and Saturn are pictured in Lecce, Italy, on January 4, 2025, during the lunar occultation of the planet. -This rare astronomical phenomenon occurs when the Moon's orbit places it exactly between Earth and Saturn, briefly obscuring the planet.

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#11917080

4 January 2025

The crescent moon and Saturn are pictured in Lecce, Italy, on January 4, 2025, during the lunar occultation of the planet. -This rare astronomical phenomenon occurs when the Moon's orbit places it exactly between Earth and Saturn, briefly obscuring the planet.

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25 July 2024

Waning Moon and Saturn are seen in conjunction over L'Aquila, Italy, on July 24th, 2024. Both celestial bodies appeared very close to each other in the sky from our perspective on Earth. During this event, Saturn were positioned relatively near the Moon.

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