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The two planets and their apparent close encounter in our skies this evening ... about 1/5 the diameter of the moon. I took a capture of the moon as well this evening, and placed here in the frame so the comparison to the size of the moon and how close the two planets appear in the heavens.
If you view Large you seen the rings on Saturn, and you can also see three moons around Jupiter.
Captures of the Moon and then a capture of Saturn and Jupiter with the 2x Extender and 300mm, on the crop sensor.
The moon is a little further apart from the planets than shown here where I combined. But the placement of Saturn and Jupiter is as they were captured, showing their apparent distance apart from each other as seen in our sky, compared to the size of the moon.
When viewed large you can see the rings on Saturn, and then at Jupiter you can see two of the moons faintly.
A saturn butterfly (Zeuxidia amethystus,) at the Butterfly and Orchid Pavilion of the Tucson Botanical Gardens in Tucson, Arizona.
Saturn Aug 1 2018. Elevation 11 deg above the horizon.
Zaprudnya, Moscow region, Russia
(56°34'52.8"N, 37°25'48.0"E)
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Muy modestas capturas planetarias; debajo, la descripción de cada una, en español y, luego en inglés.
Very modest planetary captures; below, the description of each one, in Spanish and then in English.
(Español)
Izquierda: Saturno y Titán (sombra)
22-10-2025, 00:18 UT
Distancia: 8.69 Unidades Astronómicas
Saturno completa una vuelta alrededor del Sol cada 30 años. Debido a la inclinación de su eje, dos veces en cada órbita (es decir, cada 14.5 a 15 años), los anillos de Saturno quedan orientados exactamente de perfil hacia la Tierra y el Sol. Puesto que Titán orbita casi en el mismo plano que los anillos, la órbita del satélite coincide con nuestra línea de visión. Esto permite que, desde la Tierra, en ciertas fechas (cada 15 años!), veamos a Titán (o su sombra) cruzar por delante de Saturno.
Esta imagen fue la única oportunidad de fotografiar este evento que tuve y fue una de las últimas fechas; en las demás, estuvo nublado o con lluvia.
Derecha: Júpiter
12-01-2026, 03:04 UT
Distancia: 4.23 Unidades Astronómicas
La oposición de Júpiter ocurre cuando la Tierra se encuentra entre el Sol y el planeta, permitiendo que el gigante nos quede a la menor distancia de observación. Este año, el evento ocurrió el 10 de enero y otra vez la lluvia me impidió realizar capturas con mi pequeño maksutov, pero pude hacerlo el 12 de enero.
Si bien, en ambos casos, fueron malas noches para realizar capturas, es mejor que no haberlas obtenido!
Maksutov-Cassegrain "Explore Scientific", 127 mm, f/15.
Júpiter: Player One Neptune-M
Saturno: Player One Ceres-C + Barlow Celestron X-Cell LX, 2x.
FireCapture, ROI=640x480
PIPP + PSS (Planetary System Stacker) + Gimp
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(English)
Left: Saturn and Titan (shadow)
22-10-2025, 00:18 UT
Distance: 8.69 Astronomical Units
Saturn completes one orbit around the Sun every 30 years. Due to the tilt of its axis, twice in each orbit (that is, every 14.5 to 15 years), Saturn's rings are oriented exactly edge-on towards the Earth and the Sun. Since Titan orbits in almost the same plane as the rings, the moon's orbit coincides with our line of sight. This allows us, from Earth, on certain dates (Every 15 years!), to see Titan (or its shadow) cross in front of Saturn.
This image was the only opportunity I had to photograph this event, and it was one of the last dates; on the others, it was cloudy or rainy.
Right: Jupiter
January 12, 2026, 03:04 UT
Distance: 4.23 Astronomical Units
Jupiter's opposition occurs when Earth is positioned between the Sun and the planet, allowing the giant to be at its closest viewing distance. This year, the event occurred on January 10, and once again, rain prevented me from taking pictures with my small Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, but I was able to do so on January 12.
While both nights were bad for taking pictures, it's better than not getting any at all!
"Explore Scientific" Maksutov-Cassegrain, 127 mm, f/15.
Jupiter: Player One Neptune-M.
Saturn: Player One Ceres-C + Celestron X-Cell LX 2x Barlow lens.
FireCapture, ROI=640x480
PIPP + PSS (Planetary System Stacker) + Gimp
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R.I.P Cassini.
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With the convergence finally here, of the five days heading into the date there were clear skies to capture the planets as their apparent motion brought them together and then captures of the moon to share the comparison to distance apart to the size of the moon as seen from the earth. The captures taken for this were with my 300mm prime lens, 2x Extender, and the Canon 7D Mark II crop sensor.
The composite here showing the four nights and changes in position between the two planets each evening turned out pretty cool I think.
If you view LARGE you can see the rings on Saturn and some of the moons around Jupiter and how they change position on each evening.
rechtzeitig nach dem Sonnenuntergang zeigte sich der Himmel klar, Jupiter & Saturn standen dicht beieinander. Mit der Nikon COOLPIX B700 konnte ich es festhalten, wenn auch mit Unschärfe, aber sogar vier Monde des Jupiters waren zu sehen. Im Vergleich aus dem Programm Stellarium eine Ansicht.
Voyager 1 and 2 were launched in 1977. Maybe they included a couple of SX-70s. That would explain this shot.
Had another go at the planets last night , here is Saturn shot with my Skywatcher Quattro 250P Scope and QHY 183mc Pro cam. image was made up of a short AVI vid that had 1000 frames that were then run through software to pick and stack the best 30 percent of frames.
The future was retro
The Saturn streamliner is a passenger train operating on a suspension railway during an alternate retro-futuristic timeline. The name “Saturn” was chosen based on the distinctive ring shape of the support pylons, which are made using Technic curved gear racks that mimic the look of cast iron and are strong enough to hold the weight of the train. The locomotive and passenger car can slide freely on the rail. A single minifig walks across the Art Deco display stand to provide a sense of scale and setting with his sensibly styled suit.
Following on from the previous image, Saturn and four of its satellites: Tethys, Enceladus, Dione & Rhea. imaged during the early hours of the 21st July.
This image is a composite of three stacks, using Starry Sky Stacker:
1. A set of ~50 images was stacked in two parts, one for the moons of Jupiter and one for Saturn, because the planets moved with respect to each other during the imaging. ISO 10000, 1/100 sec exposure.
2. A set of ~300 images with slightly lower exposure (ISO 4000, 1/100 sec) was stacked to produce the image of Jupiter.
From the Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California
A representative single image is here:
I have always been fascinated with Saturn's rings so I've tried to recreate its image on my coffee table. It turned out to be quite time consuming because I wanted the blue and black background cards to merge without hard lines. it was then the usual challenge to get the lighting right.
Tech.details-brief: Sony Alpha 7R2 / ILCE-7Rm2 (APS-C mode)(ISO6400), Celestron NexStar 4 SE(1325mm f/13) + Teleconvertor Rokinon 2x, Video mode APS-C/4K/25fps (~5min video record, 30% selected, w/o derotation)
30.06.2019 01:56:26 Omsk (+6 UTC)
Высота ~13°
Software: PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax
Saturn entered Aries at 11:36 PM last night. This is my first Saturn Return self-portrait of 3 -- this one taken when it goes into the sign of Aries (00°), the second taken when it reaches 01° (the degree my Saturn is in), the third when it reaches 01.19° (the precise degree my Saturn sits at).
Saturn in Aries is considered to be in Fall, as it's in the opposite sign to its Exaltation -- that's not a good thing, but it can be a good thing if you work it right. Just in a kinda idiosyncratic way.
Saturn is all about hard work and discipline, and Aries is fiery, impatient energy. One of the various strengths of Saturn in Aries is the development of a strong sense of self throughout life via various challenges surrounding identity/self-expression/self-assertion.
People born from roughly April 7th 1996 to June 8th 1998 will be experiencing their first Saturn Return at this time (though for those born later, it won't hit exactitude for quite a while). For those who don't have their Saturn in Aries, they will be experiencing this energy more generally; the hard lessons of life will begin to take on a more Martial tinge.
Identity, self-assertion, and action will be called for, as opposed to the spiritual restructuring that occurred during Saturn's transit through Pisces from 2023-till yesterday.
According to the Ancient Texts, anyway. :)
A beautiful blue hour conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Saturn on the evening of 2023-01-22. Taken from Honolulu, Hawaii.
I was stunned by what the camera and lens can actualy capture. Cropped to within an inch of its life, its a handheld shot of Saturn from our back garden.
Celestron 9.25 @ f/20
Celestron X-Cel LX 2x Barlow
ZWO ASI224MC + IR cut filter
FireCapture (Gain = 400; Exposure = 5)
AS!3
WinJUPOS 10x120"
Cairns, Australia
This is the planet Saturn with one of its satellites, Tethys, above the ring system.
This image was acquired back in September. Conditions briefly steadied enough to allow me to use my x2 Baader barlow. to grab an infrared pass filter image of the ringed wonder, with one of its satellites, Tethys, in attendance.
Imaged with a Celestron C11 SCT and a ZWO 290MM camera, fitted with a Baader 685nm filter and a x2 Baader barlow. A total of two filter runs derotated with Winjupos.
Thanks for looking!
Saturn V Rocket in front of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration at the U.S. Space Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
La Saturnia pavoniella è una specie nostrana della famiglia dei Saturniidae. Si tratta, assieme alla S. pavonia, della sorella minore del Lepidottero più grande d’Europa, la Saturnia pyri, che può raggiungere i 160 mm di apertura alare. Le due specie di pavonia minore sono state distinte recentemente per alcune caratteristiche:
Adulti: la specie ha una sola generazione annuale. Gli adulti presentano un marcato dimorfismo sessuale: la livrea dei maschi è molto vivace, di colore rosso mattone ed arancione. Le femmine, più grandi, sono grigiastre e hanno un addome molto tozzo che contiene le uova da fecondare. I maschi volano nel pomeriggio e le femmine, notturne, cominciano a chiamarli fin da mezzogiorno.
Imaged on the evening of the 19th September this is the planet Saturn presently in the constellation of Aquarius.
The image is the result of separate RGB filter runs combined and derotated in Winjupos. The planet was at an altitude of 22° - so seeing was not very good!
The pastel hues are due to complex layers of gases.
Saturn's upper atmosphere is comprised of ammonia ice, while deeper levels are believed to contain ammonium hydrosulphide and water. Each of these contributes to the planet’s colour palette.
Seasonal changes and the angle of sunlight causes subtle shifts in these atmospheric colours. The result is a dynamic and ever changing appearance depending on these factors.
The planet is banded like Jupiter but the bands are more faint and are broader at the equator which can be seen in the image.
Imaged with a Celestron C11 SCT and a ZWO 290MM mono with Baader RGB filters.
Many thanks for looking!