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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 July 24   
      
                               Titan Shadow Transit   
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Volodymyr Andrienko   
      
      Explanation: Every 15 years or so, Saturn's rings are tilted edge-on to   
      our line of sight. As the bright, beautiful ring system grows narrower   
      and fainter it becomes increasingly difficult to see for denizens of   
      planet Earth. But it does provide the opportunity to watch transits of   
      Saturn's moons and their dark shadows across the ringed gas giant's   
      still bright disk. Of course Saturn's largest moon Titan is the easiest   
      to spot in transit. In this telescopic snapshot from July 18, Titan   
      itself is at the upper left, casting a round dark shadow on Saturn's   
      banded cloudtops above the narrow rings. In fact Titan's transit season   
      is in full swing now with shadow transits every 16 days corresponding   
      to the moon's orbital period. Its final shadow transit will be on   
      October 6, though Titan's pale disk will continue to cross in front of   
      Saturn as seen from telescopes on planet Earth every 16 days through   
      January 25, 2026.   
      
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