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Saturn near opposition, Andres Salaverria

Saturn near opposition

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I imaged Saturn August 1st just before 1 am CDT. It's not quite opposition, but weather forecast is not favorable in the next couple of days. It's not my best take on Saturn. You can see an artifact on the edge of the planet and I think it's either soft focus, or didn't set up the ADC properly. First time using the Powermate and the ADC combination. Eyeballed polar aligned, and it was difficult to center Saturn, but tracking was ok once I found it. A bit frustrating. But I am glad how it came out overall; particularly the Rings. Used Sharpcap for capture, AutoStakkert for stacking, and RegiStax to sharpen. Tried PS and Topaz, but didn't like what they did to the image. Enjoy!

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Saturn near opposition, Andres Salaverria