Tour of the Solar System

Saturn

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Greek Mythology: Saturn is the god of agriculture.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second largest planet in the solar system (behind Jupiter). It revolves around the Sun in about 29.5 years at a distance of about 1,425,000,000 kilometers (886,000,000 miles).

Saturn has a diameter of approximately 119,000 kilometers (74,000 miles) and a mass 95 times that of the Earth.

The word Saturn is derived from the Middle English; Saturnus, from Old English and from the Latin; Sāturnus.

Saturn 9/20/03

This is my first attempt at fully processing one of my own images...I used a great new program called Registax...I'm learning...slowly...

Saturn Sac7a LX200GPS, 304 stacked AVI frames, processed in Registax.  03/28-03

Saturn Sac7a LX200GPS, 304 stacked AVI frames, processed in Registax...2X zoom/flipped/rotated 45 degrees.  03/28-03

Saturn videos

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Taken w/SAC7 & our 20" Obsession @ Prime Focus. Fair conditions. October 22, 2002

Below imaghes Taken w/SAC7 & our ETX90RA @ Prime focus, mounted on a custom Meade DS/Autostar modified pier I made. September 30, 2002

Hand tracked images of Saturn taken with our SAC7 camera and our 20" Obsession @ prime focus. Oct 21st, 2002

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The above pic is great.

Saturn still images

Taken w/SAC7 & our ETX90RA mounted on a custom Meade DS/Autostar modified pier I made. September 30, 2002

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 More to come...