2.1M views · 48K reactions | I can't get over how cool this video is! Saturn rising from behind the Moon during a lunar occultation, captured from a ground based telescope by amateur astronomer Jan Koet. | Meteorologist Mary Mays | Facebook

Incredible footage of Saturn rising behind the moon In the clip, Saturn can be seen rising from behind the moon at a close distance. A lunar occultation is a celestial event that describes when the Moon appears to move in front of another object in the sky. The object can be either a star, a planet, or an asteroid - in this case, it refers to Saturn. An astronomer named Jan Koet captured the video footage using a group-based telescope.He added that some after-processing was done "to push the bri