Saturn’s Hexagonal North Polar Region

Hot and hazy weather brought fairly steady seeing that allowed me to resolve the hexagonal north polar region of Saturn for the first time! The wispy innermost C Ring and Cassini Division are also well defined. Saturn is a week away from opposition or closest to Earth.

Date Imaged: April 19, 2013

Lens: N16 at f/22

Exposure: 3 minutes

Mount: Losmandy Titan

Date Imaged

April 19, 2013

Lens

N16 at f/22

Exposure

3 minutes

Mount

Losmandy Titan

Camera: Flea3

Location: Stardust Observatory, Baguio, Philippines

Coordinates

Na

Camera

Flea3

Filter

Na

Location

Stardust Observatory, Baguio, Philippines

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