Mimas, Dione, Enceladus and Titan are about to do something interesting

Comparative size of Saturn and Earth, from NASA
Tuesday February 24th is the Big Day

Heads up for Leos and Those Who Run with the Lions and Lionesses -- and for all of us.

This is so rare, who knows what will happe

On February 24, there will be a Quadruple Transit of Saturn's Moons in Leo AND Comet Lulin, right beside Saturn, makes its closest approach to earth.

Saturn the Great Teacher will have something to tell us. A repeat of 14-15 years ago with resolution and good news, and a "catch a falling star" quality.

4 of Saturn's moon, Titan, Mimas, Dione and Enceladus will pass directly in front of Saturn. You will be able to see their silhouettes crossing Saturn's cloudtops—all four at the same time. Best observations - along Pacific coast of North America. To find Saturn, look southwest before sunrise. The planet is easy to see shining like a golden first-magnitude star in the constellation Leo: sky map.

Here's photo taken 2/8 when Titan transited Saturn.
Here's a graphic of Saturn's crazy tilt.

Happens once every 14-15 years, so look back at what was going on in your life 14-15 years ago. In 1995-96 first two moons, then 3 transitted. Now four. So look for revisit, resolution, magnification ... and ONE ITEM OF GREAT GOOD NEWS, followed by 3pieces to it. If you want help sorting out what was going on 14-15 yrs ago that might relate, schedule a reading. It's a good time to revisit, revamp, and get ready to be amped up.

Check out this NASA site for photos and graphics of:

Titan and Tethys transiting Saturn in 1995
A February 24th Sky Map to guide your gazing
Movies of Saturn moon-transits in 1995: (1) Titan and Tethys, (2) Mimas, Enceladus and Dione
Saturn's crazy tilt
Animation of Quadruple Transit of Saturn's Moons

Begins Tuesday morning, Feb. 24th at 2:54 a.m. PST when Titan's shadow falls across Saturn's cloudtops. About 40 mins later, Titan itself will move over the clouds. One by one, the smaller moons Mimas, Dione and Enceladus will follow Titan. At 14:24 UT, all four satellites and their shadows will simultaneously dot Saturn's disk.

CURRENT MOON

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