Stunning footage reveals moment the moon appears to swallow Saturn before it re-emerges almost two hours later

A space phenomenon which saw the moon 'swallow' the gas giant Saturn has been captured in stunning footage. 

The bizarre event saw the ringed planet eventually re-emerge from the other side of the moon - completing a process called occultation. 

This celestial event lasted for 1 hour 44 minutes and was captured by photographer Cory Schmitz in Johannesburg, the Daily Mail reports.