Titan's shadow transits the northern hemisphere of Saturn this morning beginning around 3:30 A.M. EDT. It's definitely worth getting up early to catch this event if you can - we won't get shadow ...

This summer, skywatchers will be treated to a rare spectacle visible from Earth: the shadow of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, will traverse the surface of the gas giant. This incredible event ...

Titan’s shadow begins a transit July 2 around 3:30 a.m. EDT. It takes a few minutes for the shadow to appear and will depend somewhat on your seeing conditions.

Given that Titan orbits the planet with an inclination of just 0.3 degrees on Saturn’s equator, this is the time to see the moon – Saturn's largest – cast its shadow across the planet.

This chart shows the appearance of Saturn at 4:30 A.M. EDT on July 2, as Titan’s shadow has begun crossing from east to west. Note that while Mimas and its shadow are also transiting, they will ...