Saturn

10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 5x barlow
Exposure = 85 msec, Gain = 12 of 250
August 6, 2022  5:20 UTC

The three main rings of Saturn, the outer A ring, the Cassini Division, the B ring, and the very faint C ring all appear to be visible in this image. The shadow of the inside front edge of the rings appears as a thin dark line along the planet’s “surface.” The planet’s disk is listed as 18 arcseconds across at this time (info from the RASC Observer’s Handbook). The largest moon in the solar system, Titan, is visible to the upper-left of the planet. Seeing conditions this evening were excellent.

Image stacked in Autostakkert using the top 25% of 1106 SER frames, post-processed in Affinity Photo.

North at 1 o’clock, East at 10 o’clock