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Community photo entitled Saturn by Roberto Ortu on 09/16/2025 at Cabras, Sardinia, Italy

Saturn

On 09/16/2025 12:08 am by Roberto Ortu | Website | Cabras, Sardinia, Italy

Here is the gas giant with its atmospheric bands and its rings, which in this photo appear almost edge-on and they are brighter due to the Seeliger effect, a phenomenon that occurs in the days close to opposition.
Initially I didn't think about filming, then the conditions quickly improved and I decided to assemble the camera. The seeing at the time of recovery was good, at times excellent.

Celestron 114/910 Newton telescope
Mount Eq2 Sky-Watcher
Planetary camera QHY5L-II-C
Q-Barlow 2.25X Baader Planetarium
UV/IR cut filter

Software: Firecapture 2.7, PIPP, Autostakkert!4, Astrosurface V1