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Saturn with its rings almost edge-on, Niall MacNeill

Saturn with its rings almost edge-on

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Saturn with its rings almost edge-on, Niall MacNeill

Saturn with its rings almost edge-on

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Saturn this morning, with its giant moon Titan in view. This is my first image of this apparition. The rings are now tilted at an angle of only 2.4 degrees, which allows us to see the colours of both Hemispheres of the planet and a beautiful colour palette it is.

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Saturn with its rings almost edge-on, Niall MacNeill