Saturn & moons

6 moons of saturn is visible in this image, neatly arranged on a line. As the moons require significantly longer exposures than Saturn itself, the image was made as a composite with a 4 second exposure of the moons and 1/25th second of Saturn.
The colors of the moons have been enhanced to show the different hues.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2, TeleVue 5x Powermate
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro webcam
FILTERSSaturn: Baader UV/IR blockz
Moons: None
EXPOSURE1880 x 1/25th s
DATE/TIME15/02/2006 12:13 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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