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Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome
Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome

Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan

Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome
Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome

Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan

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This is my first night going after Saturn this season.  The monsoons prevented me from doing this at opposition, but the clouds finally parted and the seeing was better than average for the desert.  This is a composite of 3 captures at different exposures, including one with Saturn properly exposed, one with the brighter moons properly exposed and Saturn blown out, and one with the dimmest moons visible and everything else blown out.

Hover over the image to see moon names annotated.  Mimas and especially Hyperion are VERY dim... look sharp or you'll miss them!

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  • Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome
    Original
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    Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome
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Saturn with 7 moons -- Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Hyperion, and Titan, darkdesertdome