The occultation of the giant planet Saturn by the moon on October 14, 2024 shortly after sunset was a rare event. It was not visible in Europe, but was visible in Rooisand, Namibia. In our Carpe Noctem Remote observatory, our Lacerta Newtonian has a focal length of one meter and is therefore not really suitable for planetary images. But the sky was clear and calm, and it was worth a try. A successfull attempt. So the rising of Saturn with its rings, which we are looking at from the side, is still nice to see.
Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system after Jupiter, almost 10 times as far away from the sun as our Earth and consisting of around 96% hydrogen. With a diameter of 120,000 km, it is about 35 times the size of our moon, but for us it is apparently only a hundredth of the size of the moon.
My photo collage shows Saturn rising for about 4 minutes. The moon in the foreground was exposed for 0.1 ms, Saturn for 20 ms.