From: Willie Strickland <cwskas@earthlink.net>

Date: February 20, 2009 9:24:51 AM MST

To: “A-IIDC“ <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Saturn photo op

From another list.

NASA Science News for February 19, 2009

Something is about to happen on Saturn that is so pretty, even Hubble will pause to take a look. Backyard astronomers can see it, too. Four of Saturn's moons will transit Saturn and cast their shadows on the planet's cloudtops at the same time.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/19feb_quadrupletransit.htm?list176358

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I have not had a chance to double-check this reference myself.  I hope it is accurate and useful and one of you exceptional imagers get a good shot of the transits.

Willie