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# Andrew McCarty photographed Saturn being occulted by the Moon from a Hawaiian volcano
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/vid-na-saturn-iz-za-luny/
- Published: 2024-09-22T08:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:37:47.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Geography, Science, Nature

Saturn emerging from behind the Moon. The American astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy climbed to the summit of a volcano in Hawaii to photograph Saturn being briefly covered by the Moon. The Mauna Kea Observatory, where the picture was taken, stands on the volcano at an altitude of between 3,700 and 4,200 metres

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_13556@22-09-2024_11-00-06.jpg)