Kepler Passing Saturn Posted by: Stephen - 2009-03-18 22:06:56

Finally captured Kepler tonight! The image is Kepler passing by Saturn through my 6" reflector with a 20 second exposure at ISO 3200. Click the "Large" links for best views.


Please correct me if I am wrong, but I do believe this is the first and only capture of a Kepler satellite pass, at least by amateur astronomers/astrophotographers.



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And the same image only inverted. You can really see Saturn's moons in this one:



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See this post on how you can find sighting opportunities in your area.


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