Saturn, John Kalas
Saturn is arguably the most fascinating object to observe, certainly it is the best planet. This image was taken in Tucson, AZ on February 14, 2004 when the ring was nearly at its maximum tilt angle (26 degrees vs. 29 degrees maximum). The wide Cassini Division is clearly visible along with the fainter Enke Division further out from the planet. Banding on the planet is also visible. The image was taken through a 130mm f/6 apochromatic refractor telescope using a video webcam. Approximately 600 .AVI frames were processed with Registax to form the image.