@AJamesMcCarthy: A traveled to the top of a Vol...

A traveled to the top of a Volcano in Hawaii to capture this: Saturn briefly covered by the moon. One of the most difficult shots I’ve captured and a bucket list moment, this event gave me a new perspective on the solar system.

I’ll have it available in print for a short time.

If you want the print, head to the link in my bio. To keep details on the planet, I cropped it differently based on the size. The largest print shows the entire moon, with the planet just a distant light (but the details are still there 🤓)

IRL, the planet was much dimmer than the moon. For the sake of the composition I brightened Saturn to more closely match the moons brightness, which also more closely matches what I experienced through the eyepiece

To get the shot I traveled to the top of Mauna Kea. This gave me the best chance of being above the clouds and superb seeing conditions, while also being the ideal position on Earth for the occult.

The downside… I got horribly sick from being up there til 4am.