Titan Occultation as Seen by W. M. Keck Observatory

A series of images taken during the 5 September occultation using the Keck Observatory’s adaptive optics system. The images were taken 9 seconds apart. Though the star is located behind Titan, the atmosphere acts as a lens, bending the starlight and producing projections of the star on Titan’s edge.

Credit:

Tess Marlin

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Release date:April 5, 2023, 12:44 p.m.
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