On Sunday night, 3rd May, I was out capturing some images of the Moon for a friend and even though I was using the ED80 and DMK, I noticed the seeing was quite steady so once finished with the Moon, I put the 12″ Newt back on my EQ6 mount.

I was pleased to see Saturn quite steady on the screen, with the Cassini Division visible in the raw video during moments of stable conditions. I only captured 2 runs, as I knew the seeing wasn’t going to get any better at that time, but it was enough to capture my sharpest image of Saturn this apparition – a great surprise for being so late in the season.

Edit: Reprocessed version replaced the old image to get rid of the excess blue.

Saturn, Sunday night 3rd May (reprocessed)

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