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Alas, an unusual summer thunderstorm overnight 17/18 July prevented my observation of Titan's shadow transiting Saturn.

Perhaps skies will cooperate for the 03 August event?





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Ed Ting looks at the AZ8:


https://youtu.be/U8IbNs0ECuo?si=cKKr5MtUhU6Aw1mR








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As a reminder, Titan's shadow will transit Saturn this evening, from 6:25UTC till 11:04UTC.







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I observed Titan's shadow mid-transit this A.M. Seeing was good, though not excellent, and the shadow was positioned perhaps 60% of the way from the ring-plane toward the pole. Rhea and Dione also seen, but not Tethys nor Enceladus.

CG-5 supported C-8 & ES 6.7mm.

Next event 19 August.





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Ed Ting looks at cheap 60mm refractors:


https://youtu.be/ZebygC9BcTo?si=66Vo6AcyXlWxFEu1






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Venus & Jupiter are drawing nearer to each other in the eastern pre-dawn sky.

Tuesday morning they will be closest.






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As a reminder, Titan's shadow will cross the ringed planet this evening from 05:52UTC till 10:00UTC.






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Ed Ting reviews the W.O. Redcat 51:



https://youtu.be/sEz9tggjakc?si=Ohto75O_hfcH5Leg







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Tonight's seeing was excellent and I observed Titan's shadow at mid-transit of Saturn where the black dot was perhaps 80% of the way from the ring-plane toward the pole. Rhea and Dione seen directly, Enceladus with averted vision. Tethys not seen.

Had a look at nearby Neptune, as well.

CG-5 supported C-8 & ES4.7mm.

Next event: 04 September.






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Binocular observations 19 AUG 25: only Solar system objects, consisting of Saturn & Neptune after midnight, then the 17% illuminated Moon, Jupiter, Venus & Mercury near dawn.

Viewlux 10x50s.







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As a reminder, Titan's shadow will transit the ringed planet on the evening of 03/04 September, from 2225hrs till 0150hrs PDT.







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Phone cameras are getting better.
Samsung s25 Ultra last night from a lawn chair by a campfire on a crisp Tennessee mountain evening.

 

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I observed Titan's shadow transit of the ringed-planet this morning and the seeing was very good though not quite excellent, for the most part. The shadow was perhaps 85% of the way from the ring-plane toward the pole at mid-transit, with Titan just off the limb.

Rhea & Dione were grouped together some distance away, while Tethys was very close to the rings, Enceladus just off the end of the rings opposite the other moons. All seen with direct vision.

The inner-ring blackness against the planet's limbs clearly seen.

My best view of Saturn thus far, during the current apparition.

GM8 supported C-Nine-Two-Five & ES 6.7mm.





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After posting my Titan shadow transit report, I went back out to have a look at nearby Neptune & Triton.






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Wow! Very cool!!

 

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Ed Ting shares his current collection:



https://youtu.be/fKzBqPG4ot8?si=MV5iuWcp1jt8e0kw








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