Here's some more photos of the Saturn occultation a couple of days ago, taken by Joel Bohorquez, Bob Jones and John Kelly through their telescopes (in order from top).

These photos of Saturn, disappearing and reappearing from behind the Moon, were taken last night by local Bronny Szmek, through her telescope.
What was actually going on last night? We don't often get a sense of perspective of the night sky because the distances involved are, well, astronomical ! One thing we could see in action yesterday was the Moon travelling eastward in its roughly one month orbit around Earth.
Also, we saw a small world only (!) about 400 000 km away passing in front of a giant world 1500 million km away. Saturn is nearly 35 times wider than the Moon, but a long way out from us in the solar system.

Skywatching event tomorrow!
The Moon will occult Saturn tomorrow evening (Monday 12 August). Saturn will disappear behind the dark edge of the Moon at around 6.16 pm, and reappear from behind the bright edge at around 7.34 pm.
It's best to get out about 30 minutes before the event starts. Point your binoculars or telescope (or eyes - Saturn looks like a bright, pale yellow star) towards the Moon, then try to find Saturn, which will be slightly below the Moon, at roughly the 5 o'clock position. It will emerge from behind the Moon at roughly the 12 o'clock position. (See diagram).
The sky should be clear, but let's hope the wind has died down by tomorrow evening as this could have an affect on astrophotography of the occultation.

*** GRANTHAM - MILKY WAY ***

I've had this shot in my mind for quiet a while now. But like with most of my shots timing is key, often waiting many months and sometimes years for the right opportunity to present itself at a location. Last night my good friend Murray Fox Photography and myself decided it was time to give it a try. Glad I rugged up warm as it was pretty cold when I took this late last night. I love photographing old timber and that combined with the leading lines I knew I could create at this location, is what drew me to these 2 old railway bridges. The red railway signal light adds a very exciting touch to the image! This is a stacked image of 10 continuous shots. Feel free to share this post with family and friends.

Settings;
- ISO 4000
- 10mm
- f/3.5
- 20 secs. 10 X 20 sec images stacked.

* 03-08-19
Grantham, Lockyer Valley.

* Any likes and especially shares are greatly appreciated

* Image A162 ( 2:3 ratio )

The clearest photo of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon...enhanced from the reflection in Buzz Aldrin's helmet