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SATURN, Storm, and TITAN October 8, 2026
What steals the show is Titan, Saturn's largest moon and the only moon in our Solar System that has a real atmosphere!
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The weather has been terrible. When it’s raining, you can’t image anything and when it’s windy, you still can’t image anything.
JUPTITER, Great Red Spot, Wake, and First Image of 2026 - October 8, 2026 LOW ALTITUDE
I believe we will lose the Northern Belt in short time. The Northern Belt is getting thinner by the year and more turbulent.
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SATURN POST OPPOSITION Ring shadow ABOVE ring now! October 9, 2026.
The ring shadow has now reemerged to the top of the ring and will continue to bend backwards as we end the year and Saturn's rings will edge on to earth a tad more too.
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My Official 2026 Saturn Opposition photo.
Taken with a near meter wide telescope under majestic seeing conditions. Brighter rings partially due to ice and rock shadows disappearing during opposition! Seen in even the moon and other planets
Happy Saturn Opposition Day everyone!
JUPITER'S MOON Io and Ganymede Occultation
October 3 2026. Alt 30 (Low) not bad! at 5:24AM Southern CA USA
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SATURN'S OPPOSITION SEELIGER EFFECT 2026
October 2-3 2026
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SUPER Conditions as Southern California's dry heatwave continues and brings with it some amazing seeing just in time for Saturn's big event which typically lasts a week for Opposition.
Saturn, Dancing Spokes front and center
September 26, 2026
Conditions were great this night. In this image, we have spokes that are actually crossing the front of the planet on the ring.
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NEPTUNE OPPOSITION 2026
Every year, I do an opposition photo shoot of Neptune. This time, for the first time ever using the massive 30" DOB Telescope. This year, it appears Neptune has clouds and is quite active.
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SATURN's oval storms. A New Polar Dark Spot. September 25, 2026.
Excitement for Opposition is growing, and the views are getting better. Dark spot center bottom and white oval on the west. Icy moon and spokes. A great night.
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🚨DISCOVERY! 🚨
URANUS HAS A HEPTAGON? This has shocked me beyond belief but I had no idea the pole of Uranus had a polygon until today when I imaged it. My goal was the planet, the rings can wait! This is out of this world amazing! Full info below
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SATURN and its white oval storm dance!
September 22, 2026 under great seeing conditions. Full details below! Opposition closes in fast. The rings are brightening and we have a new spoke near encke division! We have a new white storm as well. South is up
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@NASASolarSystem @NASA @NASAHubble Pretty much anyone please check the discovery out as we haven't been able to see this side of the planet in all recorded history. Thanks!
Saturn Enters Opposition Stage Siegler Effect
September 19, 2026.
Great session.
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2026 SATURN UPDATE ENTRY. GREAT WHITE SPOT
I have been watching Saturn all Summer and now into Fall. I confirm my data is showing a super large white storm breakout is imminent on the Southern Region similar to 2010-2011.
You heard it here first, photos will be posted soon!
PLANET URANUS
EXCELLENT SEEING.
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I decided go for Uranus (No pun intended) and it was a sphere the whole way through.
SATURN and another Moon Dance
EXCELLENT SEEING. CLOSER PLANET. BETTER DETAILS.
HIGH RES
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Another moon dance on Saturn this morning. One thing I am really noticing now are the rings are getting a bit thinner which is expected as we near the end of the year.















