As well as our own Moon passing in front of the Sun and creating an eclipse on Earth, we also can see eclipses occurring on other worlds. Jupiter’s four galilean moons are regularly seen moving in front of the planet and casting a shadow onto the gas giant’s surface. You can observe this even through a telescope in your back garden.

For the first time though, an eclipse has been seen occurring on Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system. Hubble took this remarkable image of Uranus’ moon Ariel passing in front of the planet and casting a shadow down to the surface. Its incredible to see the detail that Hubble is able to capture as the 700-mile diameter moon moves along in its orbit.