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  Name(s): Saturn  
  Date : 2011-03-24  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Low local light polution  
  Weather : 3°C  
  Moon : 60%  
  Setup : SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro 2x + 2x barlow  
  Camera : QHY5  
  Exposure : 50ms, gain 100  
  Processing : Registax, colored in PS  
  Object description : Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant, 9 times larger than Earth. It has 9 rings and 69 known moons. Average temperature at 1 bar is -139°C  
  Object size & distance 19 arc sec, 1.2 light hour (8.6AU)