Planet: Saturn

<p>This is a shot of Saturn I got at Frosty Drew Observatory using the Meade 16' SCT with my Canon S95 attached A-focally. In this shot the Cassini Division,equatorial bands in Saturn's atmosphere, and the shadow the planet casts on the rings are clearly visible.</p><p>Camera: Canon S95 (CHDK) with intervalometer, attached a-focally to the Frosty Drew Meade 16' SCT 4000mm fl, f/10<br />ISO: 80<br />Camera F-stop: f/4.9<br />Exposure: 3.2 seconds total exposure (16 images at 0.2 seconds each)<br />Photograph by: Scott MacNeill (http://exitpupil.org)</p>

This is a shot of Saturn I got at Frosty Drew Observatory using the Meade 16" SCT with my Canon S95 attached A-focally. In this shot the Cassini Division,equatorial bands in Saturn's atmosphere, and the shadow the planet casts on the rings are clearly visible.

Camera: Canon S95 (CHDK) with intervalometer, attached a-focally to the Frosty Drew Meade 16" SCT 4000mm fl, f/10
ISO: 80
Camera F-stop: f/4.9
Exposure: 3.2 seconds total exposure (16 images at 0.2 seconds each)
Photograph by: Scott MacNeill (http://exitpupil.org)

This gallery will feature photographs of the planet Saturn taken at Frosty Drew Observatory or by our members and contributors.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is indistinguishable with it's bright, prominent ring system.

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May 18, 2013
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