Saturn and Tethys Near Ring Plane

Saturn imaged under good seeing conditions with its rings nearly edge-on, while the moon Tethys appears close to the thin ring plane.

Image Title: Saturn and Tethys

Copyright: luigi morrone

Date image was taken: December 09, 2025

Location: Agerola Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Saturn December 09th 2025

Good seeing conditions. Tethys closes to the very narrow rings
Setup: C14 Edge HD, Fornax52 mount, Player One Uranus-M/C , Chroma L filter, Baader R+IR610, Barlow Televue Powermate 2x, ADC Pietro Astro MK3. LRGB, L=R+IR
Dia.:17.7arcsec
h:45°
Ls:188°
Agerola -Amalfitan Coast-Italy
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Name: Luigi Morrone

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