[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturn Image

Tom, just saw your new shot, the colors and banding on the disk are stunning.  
Am I right in that this is the first close to edge on we will see soon, and the 
real edge on will occur next year?  
 
Chris
--- On Tue, 12/30/08, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Saturn Image
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 5:49 AM

A few days ago, Saturn's rings reached their minimum inclination. 
Here's an image of the planet with Titan nearby taken on the morning of
December 30 with my 10-inch scope in Tempe.  

http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/107592949

The rings will open back up, and will be edge-on while Saturn is behind the
Sun.

Tom

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