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Saturn in Opposition, Observatório Astrográfico do Boqueirão

Saturn in Opposition

Saturn in Opposition, Observatório Astrográfico do Boqueirão

Saturn in Opposition

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Planet Saturn em the Sun's opposition. That moment in the celestial mechanic where an "errant" stays all illuminated by the solar light, in relation to the Earth, being also the best moment to be seen and photographed the planet of the rings.
In this capture and with the low humidity levels for what we are accustomed, it's possible to see the Cassini's division between the rings and at the same time, having the colors more vibrant as a result of the low atmospheric turbulence. The capture was made in the dawn of August, 14th 2022.

HD Video (1306 x 976) 120fps: 45s = 1977 frames
f/20 - 4064mm - Gain 250 - Bin 1x1 + Baader UV/IR filter + ADC Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector
(Celestron C8 + ES 2x TeleExtender)

The Moon was in the Waning Gibbous at 94.10% of ilumination, in a Bortle scale of 4 (20.12 Mag/Arc.Sec)

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Saturn in Opposition, Observatório Astrográfico do Boqueirão