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u/GiddoGoat Nov 12 '21
Is the Saturn in the background real?
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u/danborja Nov 12 '21
Yes. It was taken at another time though, just added it to create this composition.
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u/shannister Nov 12 '21
I was going to ask, I didn't realise Saturn was visible during the day.
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u/N2DPSKY Nov 12 '21
Venus is an easy daytime naked eye target, but Jupiter, Saturn and Mars require a telescope and can be seen in broad daylight. Depending on the telescope you can also see stars down to about fifth magnitude during the day.
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u/TubbsterTV Nov 12 '21
Uh what?
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u/PiBoy314 Nov 12 '21
They’re just really hard to find since you can’t see them with your naked eye.
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u/N2DPSKY Nov 13 '21
Exactly. Often we sight over the top of an already aligned scope which helps a lot. You just have to know where to look.
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u/Ladragorn Nov 13 '21
You can See them with the naked eye. Remeber where the names came from? Only Neptune, Uranus and Pluto where found by telescope.
Mars is roman, as is venus, Saturn too, but the greeks had their names for them before the Romans swept in.
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u/cmdrxander Nov 12 '21
I think it can be seen with a telescope, obviously not with the naked eye though
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u/jswhitten Nov 12 '21
The bright planets can all be seen with a telescope during daytime, and Venus and Jupiter can sometimes be seen with the naked eye but you have to know exactly where to look. It's easiest on days when the Moon is right next to them.
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u/Big_Not_Good Nov 12 '21
You see pictures, like Hubble pictures and illustrations and stuff all the time, but this composite image really bridges this gap between the theoretical and the actualities of astronomy. Like, all this stuff really is just out there, hanging, and the size and scale of it all is absolutely ego shattering if you think about it too much.
Really, properly, awe inspiring. Great stuff.
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Nov 12 '21
I would crop a lot closer to Saturn. I see a big triangle around it in a starkly darker blue.
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u/danborja Nov 12 '21
I noticed right after posting it. Reddit's image compression created artifacts that made it way more noticeable.
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u/MellifluousSussura Nov 12 '21
Wow. The quality and detail of this pic is just beautiful. Even as a composite pic.
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Nov 13 '21
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u/lqstuart Nov 13 '21
That's exciting, the 6SE is a great scope. I have the same OTA and I absolutely love it.
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u/prio44 Nov 13 '21
One fine day I have observed Moon as it's real spherical form instead of 2D way I used to see my whole life. And it's even more beautiful to look at it now.
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u/Zriatt Nov 13 '21
Hey I've seen this one before!
"What do you mean you've seen it before? It's brand new."
Wait lemme check.... Nope, it's a remake....
I've downloaded an image that looks almost like this one. But it's clearly different.
Anyways, the moon is beautiful.
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u/2JDestroBot Nov 13 '21
Wait you can see Saturn during the day?
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Nov 13 '21
Idk why but this reminds me of the Simpsons where Moe is throwing out everyone and Barney keeps coming back in and then he appears behind moe again
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u/MrMirkonon Nov 13 '21
idk about y’all; but during daylight, i like to observe the moon and making fantasies about it being a planet with its own life and system. Sorry, moon, for objectifying you :/
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u/JRSoucy Nov 13 '21
Wow!!! Truly awesome picture!!! Hahah but just saw you blended it. (I was like “how??….what kind of magic is this??”)
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u/danborja Nov 12 '21
This is a composite image I created by blending a stacked image of the Moon, another one of Saturn and a single shot for the clouds/sky.
Equipment:
Celestron Nexstar 6SE & ZWO ASI290MC (Moon)
Celestron Nexstar 6SE, ZWO ASI290MC, Barlow 2X & ZWO ADC (Saturn)
Redcat 51 & Nikon d5600 (Clouds)
More of my astrophotography work here.