11.26.2009 Titan-Tethys occultation

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/ Animation and False Colour: Phil Stirling & Chris L. Johnson

Two of Saturn's moons are seen in occultation on the afternoon (EST) of Nov. 26 2009. This image was captured by the Cassini spacecraft which became part of Saturn's family in 2004. Since then, it has captured thousands of images of Saturn and its moons.

The raw frames for this animation were assembled and then smoothed out so that the animation was smooth and consistent. Once processed colour was added to give some idea of what this may look like if you were there to see it for yourself.

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