Saturn showing a storm and Tethys

Posted by Jaicoa2
on Thursday, May 19, 2011

by Efrain Morales Rivera

Date: 05/18/11, 00:43ut

Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F30, CGE mount, PGR Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set. 1.5k frames per channel at L=1/30th, RG 1/20th, B=1/15 fps.

Saturn is getting smaller (Distant) from us and the rings are slightly lower from its angle. The Serpents storms trailing tail wakes still active and the moon Tethys is visble at top left of rings.

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