Check out Saturn passing behind the moon in amazing video

The recent release of the first photograph of a black hole has eclipsed other stunning images of the universe in recent weeks. Still, it is impossible to ignore Saturn's recording passing "behind" the Moon! The feat was captured by South African astrophotographer Cory Schmitz in late March.

And if you think you just have to aim your phone at the moon to achieve something similar, you're very much mistaken. As with capturing the black hole at a much greater distance, the Saturn Passage, which is much less bright than the Moon, requires a great deal of complexity to record.

Schmitz had to capture the scene several times to compose an image that “separates” the moon from the planet from the rings so that it can work with the light in isolation. Only then is the image redone to see Saturn across the universal horizon. This type of capture is only possible from where the astrophotographer made the images. Check out: