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Old 23-03-2011, 12:26 PM
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Saturn rising higher

Could only shoot Saturn until 8:50pm last night (then had to go to work).
Attached is an indication of the relative seeing as the planet goes from 13 degrees to 28 degrees altitude. Identical exposure and processing throughout, with RGB channels aligned (19 pixels of shift were required in the earliest image!). Also note the atmospheric extinction and colour in the earliest image due to very low altitude.

Don't expect to see much detail here!


Also attached is an image of the visible moons - Mimas was transitting and Enceladus was being occulted.

Cheers,

Tom
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Last edited by von Tom; 23-03-2011 at 12:37 PM. Reason: Now with added moons
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