Saturn, about 30 seconds before being occulted by the Moon.
Friday, December 28, 2001, 0852 UT.
Ultima 8" f/10 with 12mm Nagler Type 4, eyepiece projection
Sony Mavica FD88, Spot metering mode.
(I'm not at all pleased with the end-result. This is really just
posted to document the fact that I witnessed the occultation)

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