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And at its maximum ring tilt for the current 29.5 year cycle.
Taken @ 12:18:52pm MST on 16-Jun-2017 (0718UT on 16-Jun-2017).
Here is Saturn at Opposition 16-Jun-2017.
To see how Saturn's ring system has changed since 2004, see http://www.pbase.com/wjshaheen/saturn_ring_tilt
Best 90 of 1800 frames (5%) taken with the Celestron NexImage5 planetary imaging camera, Celestron 1100 EdgeHD telescope, no barlow, no focal reducer, fl = 2800mm. Image scale 0.16 arc-secs/pixel. Video captured using iCap 2.4, processed in ImagesPlus6.5. Three passes unsharp mask, cropped and contrast boost in ThumbsPlus 10.
North is up and east is to the left, as customary.
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All images copyright William J. Shaheen, unless otherwise noted. Do not use or distribute without prior consent.