Saturn Opposition
Taken by Martek on August 27, 1984 @
Corona, California
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SATURN 2023 OPPOSITION in Average seeing and Excellent Transparency.
This year I was fortunate to have Saturn at its highest in my skies and time zone at 1:20AM PDT. Although not my best capture, I did my best to combat the average seeing conditions with an excellent transparency that was enough to have a decent image. The rings were bright. And I mean brighter than the planet itself. A common appearance known as the Seeliger effect, or opposition surge. This is caused by the Sunlight directly opposite of the planet reflecting particles back to earth. If you want to see this for yourself, the next rainbow you see (even in photos) you'll see the inside of a rainbow is brighter than the outside. In an airplane if you can see the plane shadow on the ground you'll notice a halo around the shadow. Saturn is no exception. The processing was a big different because the rings are actually that bright. Nevertheless, I managed to record the center of it all. This photo you are looking at is exact minute of opposition. Enjoy!
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