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[APOD] Moon Eclipses Saturn (apod.nasa.gov)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice that this illustrates the relative apparent size of Saturn and the Moon in the sky, as you can only just see the moon's curvature. Makes Saturn seem more like a real place to see it next to something very familiar

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Haven't thought about it this way, thank you!