Titan Binary Star Occultation NV0435215+200905

[vallwl]

may i ask, what actually is a binary system, is it 2 objects circling round a common point, like earth and mars, or is it like moon and earth, moon circles earth, but both moon and earth circles the sun?

[mikepro500]

Awesome!!!

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

You are correct, the gravitational lensing of this object is much farther than I was thinking. This is only optical.

[atlasdaddy]

For the first time I understand what Einstein was trying to prove before the war broke out. The light of the two stars seems to move around the edge of Titan as if passes in front of them. This way he could prove that gravity could bend light. I see! Thank you for posting this video

[benamourjr]

nice !

[GeoffJennyOliver]

...that is a great catch you have there - amazing...

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

This is the star refracting in the atmosphere, with probably some gravitational lensing as I suggested on my blog. I am about to post a shorter video of the same event. This one is faster and in orange!

Thanks for visiting!

[russdot]

@r0ck3tsm0k3 Very cool video!

Though I highly doubt there is any negligible gravitational lensing around an object that small.

[chasma87]

@russdot : thats not gravity. ist the atmosphere if titan that reflect the light!! ;D

[bunnyman09]

That was pretty darned amazing. When Titan passes in front of the star, you can sort of see a blip of light moving around the edge of the moon. Is that starlight being refracted through Titan's atmosphere?

[Blackhawk145]

@bunnyman09 Wow. I didn't notice that the first time, but you're absolutely right, that does look uncannily like it could be refraction from the atmosphere. Simply incredible.

[pspi]

@Blackhawk145 Is it possible that it's due to gravity? =S It's incredible though