APOD: 2026 November 10 – Saturn Behind the Moon
The bright dot near Saturn is not a moon of Saturn, but rather the star 85 Aquarii, which is further behind Saturn than Saturn is behind the Moon.
Key points
- Random APOD Generator Yesterday’s Image APOD: 2026 November 9 – Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula Tomorrow’s Image.
- The featured image is a digital fusion of three images, the first of just Saturn before it disappeared, and then two more of the Moon with different exposure lengths.
- The next time the Moon moves in front of Saturn, as visible from some place on Earth, will be in 2031.
Tomorrow’s picture: small but mighty Date November 10, 2026 Credit & Copyright Roberto Ortu Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech.
Saturn Behind the Moon Explanation: Sometimes Saturn disappears.
Additional details
- Such a Saturn ian eclipse, more formally called an occultation, was visible in early 2025 along a small swath of Earth — from Greenland through central Europe and into northern Africa.
- It doesn’t really go away, of course — it just disappears from our view when Earth’s Moon moves in front.
- Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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