Saturn Occulted by the Moon

During the early hours of Wednesday the 21st of August above the S – SW horizon

the planet Saturn will be occulted by a 97% illuminated waning gibbous perigee Moon

this event will start @ 04.28 BST 03.28 UTC & finish @ 05.15 BST 04.15 UTC

if you overlay a clock face onto the Moon Saturn will disappear about 1 & reappear about 4

as this event comes to an end the Sun will be starting to rise

if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions