Occultation of Saturn by the Moon - August 21, 2024, at 03:32 UTC

This image captures the rare event of Saturn being occulted by the Moon.
The Moon is presented as a 12-panel mosaic, each panel composed of 10% of 2K frames.
Saturn was meticulously processed using 8 x 5K video captures, with 35% of the frames stacked and derotated to match the exact time, with the last capture just before ingress.
The final composition is a single 15ms exposure taken during the event. Due to poor seeing conditions, this composite version was created to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sky-Watcher DOB 12" SynScan
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI662MC
Mounts
Sky-Watcher Dobson telescope N 305/1500 Skyliner FlexTube BD DOB GoTo
Filters
Optolong UV/IR cut 1.25"
Accessories
Tele Vue 3x 1.25" Barlow (BLW-3125) · ZWO ADC · ZWO EAF · ZWO EFW mini (5 x 1.25″ / 5 x 31mm) · ZWO T2 Tilter
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Torsten Edelmann FireCapture