Saturn is tilted only 3.5 degrees. This is my first image of the northern pole after the 2009 ring plane crossing. Even at this angle the main gap in rings can be seen. | Saturn Details: | | Night of: | Friday March 12, 2010 | Site: | Bonsall | Local Time: | 10:20 PM | Mar 12, 2010 | Altitude: | 35° | | Distance: | 791,693,000 miles | Magnitude: | +0.71 mV | Diameter: | 19.51 arcsec | Tilt: | +4.3° NP | Phase Angle: | 1.06° | Illumination: | 99.99% |
| | Camera Settings: | | Telescope: | 9.25-SCT | Camera: | Orion Starshoot DSI2 + 3x | f/ratio: | f/30 | Pixel Scale: | 0.235 arcsec | Gain: | 0 | Exposure: | 0.25 sec | Video Length: | ? | Frames: | | Stacked: | 91 |
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