Observation by Peter Tickner: Saturn, Dione and its shadow

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2026 Aug 24 - 02:15

Uploaded

2026 Aug 24 - 23:45

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

Player One Uranus-M
Sunobserver eADC
Siebert 1.3x Ultra Barlow
TS 3x Barlow
Optalong 685 nm long pass filter
12inch f/5 Newtonian
Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount

Location

urban Berkshire

Target name

Saturn and Dione

Title

Saturn, Dione and its shadow

About this image

This is a three panel GIF of Dione approaching Saturn with its shadow visible. De-rotated images at 01:22 UT, 02:19 UT and 02:36 UT make up the GIF.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

ca2026-08-24-0122_4-Saturn_685 Optalong_lapl7_ap7-IR 2nd 0111-0135_pipp.gif (88.7 kB)

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