Saturn in the morning

Posted by Wesley on Thursday, March 6. 2014

Hi again, Saturn

Saturn is the first planet I photographed with my Canon SX50 HS back in June 2013. The rings made it clear that I was shooting a planet, and served as a great first target. Since then, I got around to taking photos of other planets, satellites (natural and artificial), and stars.

In the meantime, Saturn was beginning to set too early in the sky, so I was no longer able to take new photos of the planet for several months. Now it rises in the middle of the night, up in the sky until dawn. I woke up this morning slightly early, and saw Saturn weakly shining against the brightening southern sky. I quickly set up my camera and got some shots.

The rings are still quite nicely visible around the planet. Compared to last year, Saturn seems to be leaning a bit more, making the rings look more like ears.

Device: Canon SX50 HS
Settings: 1200mm (2x enlarged) - ISO 160 - 1/30s - f/6.5
Filters: None
Time: 2014-03-06 06:27 KST
Location: Suwon, Korea
29 photos stacked with RegiStax 6.1.0.8

Defined tags for this entry: astronomy, Canon SX50 HS, planet, Saturn

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