I managed to get this photo of Saturn tonight with my camera. I also managed to get Titan in the photo. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and second largest in the Solar System after Ganymede which is in orbit of Jupiter. When this photo was taken Saturn was 10.069 AU from Earth or around 936 million miles away.
For a size comparison between Earth, the Moon, and Titan click on this link from Wikipedia. Titan is about 50% bigger than Earth's Moon and has a dense atmosphere. Titan was discovered in 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens.
If you are curious to know how far all the other planets (including Pluto) and the Sun are from Earth right now you can go to Solar System Live.
This blog is where I will post photos I have taken, as well as anything else I find interesting and worth posting.
Showing posts with label Saturn. Show all posts
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Saturn
Saturn is not going to be very easy to get a good picture of. This was a quick attempt since I should probably get to sleep.
Here is a screenshot from Stellarium showing Saturn's position in the sky when I took the photo. The glow from this distance took away all the detail in the image. I am going to see if I can get a better photo in the future.
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