This is the 11th of 15 sequential images of an occultation of Saturn by the Moon on Sep 10, 2001. In an occultation one object passes in front of the other, obscuring the farther object of the nearer object covers a greater angle. Here we see Saturn just starting to immerge from the unlighted side of the Moon. Since the Moon light is not washing out Saturn so badly, a bit more detail can be seen in the planet.
My Sony 505v was being used with eye piece projection from an 8" Meade LX-50.
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