SATURN observations

Last updated: Dec. 2020

02.2 Mar. 2007 SATURN occultation by the Moon:

Saturn
Saturn 1995 opposition
Saturn 1996 opposition
Saturn 1997 opposition
Saturn 1998 opposition
Saturn 1999 opposition
Saturn 2000 opposition
Saturn 2001 opposition
Saturn 2002 opposition
Saturn 2003 opposition
Saturn 2004 opposition
Saturn 2005 opposition
Saturn 2006 opposition
Saturn 2007 opposition
Saturn 2008 opposition
Saturn 2009 opposition
Saturn 2010 opposition
Saturn 2011 opposition
Saturn 2012 opposition
Saturn 2013 opposition
Saturn 2014 opposition
Saturn 2015 opposition
Saturn 2016 opposition
Saturn 2017 opposition
Saturn 2018 opposition
Saturn 2019 opposition
Saturn 2020 opposition
Saturn 2021 opposition
Saturn 2022 opposition
Saturn 2023 opposition
Saturn 2024 opposition

Staurn 1995 opposition and ring ctossing

[775 K] SATURN, 6 - 20 Jul. 1995
[702 K] SATURN, 10 - 16 Aug. 1995
[722 K] SATURN, 16 - 30 Aug. 1995
[670 K] SATURN, 8 Sep. - 05 Oct. 1995
[647 K] SATURN, 8 Oct. - 4 Nov. 1995
[660 K] SATURN, 6 - 19 Nov. 1995
[663 K] SATURN, 23 Nov. - 13 Dec. 1995
[692 K] SATURN, 27 Dec. 1995 - 31 Jan. 1996

Saturn 1996 opposition

[329 K] SATURN, 04 Oct. 1996 - 12 Jan. 1997

Saturn 1998 opposition

[414 K] SATURN, july 97 - Jan.1998 507x256 L 6.42 Nov.

Saturn 1999 opposition

[200 K] SATURN, Aug. 98 - jan.1999 507x256 L

Saturn 2000 opposition

[297 K] SATURN, Oct. 99 - jan.2001 507x256 L

Saturn 2001 opposition

[40 K] SATURN, 11 Aug. 2001 507x256 L

Saturn 2002 opposition

[N/A] SATURN, 11 Aug., 23 Dec.2001, 19 Dec. 2002, 15 Feb. 2003

Saturn 2004 opposition

[259 K] SATURN, 24 Mar., 22 Dec.2003, 17 Jan., 12 Apr. 2004

Saturn 2005 opposition

[251 K] SATURN, 15 Jan., 4 Feb., 19 Mar. 2005, 14 Jan. 2006

Saturn 2006 opposition

[232 K] SATURN, 21 Jan., 8 feb. 2006, 27 Jan., 18 feb. 2007, 700x407 L

Saturn 2007 opposition

[233 K] SATURN, 21 Feb., 12 Mar., 5, 9 April 2007, 700x407 L
Sample Digital Pictures with compact camera:
SATURN, 11 April 2007, 19h50.7-20h21.3 UT, 4x1/25s(200ISO)+10x1/50s+3x1/30s(400ISO)

Saturn 2008 opposition

[692 K] SATURN, 23 Feb., 4 Apr. 2008, 11, 29 Oct. 2008, 700x407 L

Saturn 2009 opposition

[692 K] SATURN, 23 Nov., 7 dec.. 2008, 4, 9 Jan. 2009, 700x407 L
[692 K] SATURN, 25, 30 Jan. 15, 19 Feb. 2009, 700x407 L
[406 K] SATURN, 12, 13, 15, 16 Mar. 2009, 700x407 L
[406 K] SATURN, 31 Mar., 12, 20, 22 Apr. 2009, 700x407 L
[277 K] SATURN, 01 Jul. 5 Aug., 25 Oct. 2009, 461x407 L

Selected single frame drawings:
[201 K] SATURN, 13 Mar. 2009, 700x407 L
[204 K] SATURN, 12 Apr. 2009, 700x407 L
[233 K] SATURN, 20 Apr. 2009, 700x407 L
[221 K] SATURN, 22 Apr. 2009, 700x407 L
[216 K] SATURN, 06 May 2009, 700x407 L
Pictures:
SATURN, 4 Jan. 2009, 3h44.6 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 15 Mar. 2009, 22h31.5 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 27 Mar. 2009, 23h18.5 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 6 May. 2009, 20h55.8 UT 4685mm f/11.51

Saturn 2010 opposition

[294 K] SATURN, 20 Feb., 9, 22 Mar., 1 April 2010, T407x700, L380
[338 K] SATURN, 10, 24 April 2010, 3, 23 June 2010, T407x700

Selected single frame drawings:
[101 K] SATURN, 10 April 2010, T407x700
SATURN, 5 Jun. 2010, 21h06.8 UT 4685mm f/11.51

Saturn 2011 opposition

[726 K] SATURN, 5 -- 19 Jan. 2011, T407x700
[790 K] SATURN, 20 -- 29 Jan. 2011, T407x700
[726 K] SATURN, 7 Feb. -- 20 Mar. 2011, T407x700
[726 K] SATURN, 5 April -- 14 May. 2011, T407x700
[726 K] SATURN, 21 May -- 26 Jun. 2011, T407x700
[632 K] SATURN, 28, 29 March, -- 21, 22 Aug. 2011, T203x476 T407x461

Selected single frame drawings:
[231 K] SATURN, 21 Jan. 2011, T407x700
[ 92 K] SATURN, 29 Jan. 2011, T407x700
[214 K] SATURN, 21 March 2011, T407x700
[ 83 K] SATURN, 6 April 2011, T407x700
[140 K] SATURN, 7 April 2011, T407x700
[243 K] SATURN, 10 April 2011, T407x700
[105 K] SATURN, 12 May 2011, T407x700
[155 K] SATURN, 23 May 2011, T407x700
[318 K] SATURN, 29 May 2011, T407x700
[389 K] SATURN, 3 Jul. 2011, T407x700

SATURN, 21 Jan. 2011, 4h09.2 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 5 March 2011, 3h10.3 UT 5400mm f/9
SATURN, 6 April 2011, 1h52 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 10 April 2011, 22h46.2 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 10 April 2011, 22h56.0 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 19 April 2011, 21h17.5 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 12 May 2011, 20h29.1 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 24 May 2011, 20h38.0 UT 4685mm f/11.51

Saturn 2012 opposition

[355 K] SATURN, 01 -- 03 May 2012, T407x700
[763 K] SATURN, 01 June -- 31 Jul 2012, T407x700
[350 K] SATURN, 16 -- 18 Aug. 2012, T407x461
SATURN, 24 Mar. 2012, 23h59.2 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 1 May 2012, 22h34.4 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 3 May 2012, 21h07.4 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 28 May 2012, 21h29.2 UT 4685mm f/11.51
SATURN, 14 Aug. 2012, 19h40.9 UT 4685mm f/11.51

Saturn 2013 opposition

[176 K] SATURN, 16 Feb. 2013, T407x700
[181 K] SATURN, 24 Apr. 2013, T407x700
SATURN, 25 Apr. 2013, 22h56.4 UT 4685mm f/11.51

Saturn 2014 opposition

[562 K] SATURN, 15, 30 Apr., 13, 21 June 2014, T407x700--T203x313

Saturn 2015 opposition

[282 K] SATURN, 06 June, 22 Aug. 2015 (+ Apr., July 2016), T407x300/460
[282 K] SATURN, 12 July. 2015 T203x476 (+ 23 May 2019)

Saturn 2016 opposition

[282 K] SATURN, (June, Aug. 2015 +) 19 Apr., 19 July 2016, T407x461/600

Saturn 2017 opposition

[332 K] SATURN, 19 June 2017 (+ 20 June 2018), T407x700

Saturn 2018 opposition

[332 K] SATURN, (19 June 2017 +) 20 June 2018, T407x600
[165 K] SATURN, 7 July 2018, T407x600

Saturn 2019 opposition

[282 K] SATURN, (12 July. 2015 +) 23 May 2019, T407x700
[282 K] SATURN, 25 Aug. 2019 (+ 05 Aug. 2020), T407x700

Saturn 2020 opposition

[282 K] SATURN, (25 Aug. 2019 +) 05 Aug. 2020, T407x700

Saturn 2021 opposition

[293 K] SATURN, 03, 10 Aug. 2021, T407x461

Saturn 2022 opposition

[372 K] SATURN, 24 July, 24 Aug. 2022, T407x461/600

Saturn 2023 opposition

[297 K] SATURN, 17 July, 13 Aug. 2023, T407x700

Saturn 2024 opposition

[298 K] SATURN, 7 Oct. 2023 // 24 June 2024, T407x700/600
[297 K] SATURN, 26 June, 11 July 2024, T407x600
[265 K] SATURN, 16 July, 01 Aug. 2024, T407x600
[226 K] SATURN + Rhea, 03 Aug. 2024, T407x600
[392 K] SATURN, 23, 28 Aug. 2024, T407x600
[375 K] SATURN, 20 Nov., 27 Dec. 2024, T407x600
[277 K] SATURN, 7 Jan. (+ 10 may) 2025, T407x600
SATURN, 26 June 2024, 2h29.1 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 10% images 5 films
SATURN, 16 July 2024, 2h34 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 40% images 3 films
SATURN, 01 Aug. 2024, 3h38.8 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 10% images 6 films
SATURN, 01 Aug. 2024, 3h38.8 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 50% images 6 films, + titan (gain 4)
SATURN, 03 Aug. 2024, 4h09.1 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 45% images 3 films
SATURN, 23 Aug. 2024, 1h43.4 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 50% images 8 films
SATURN, 20 Nov. 2024, 20h43.2 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 40% images
SATURN, 27 Dec. 2024, 18h00.5 UT T407mm f/19 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 120 images

Saturn 2025 opposition

[277 K] SATURN, (7 Jan. +) 10 May 2025, T256x240
SATURN, 11 May 2025, 3h56.7 UT T256mm f/22 PM4x + ADC + ASI178MC 50% images

Saturn 2024 occultation

  • 21.2 Aug. 2024 SATURN occultation by the Moon:
    Emersion animation T407

    Saturn 1998 occultation

  • 09.3 Dec. 1998 SATURN occultation by the Moon: 169x256 L - seeing fair to poor. From Honolulu [HI], Disappearance: 6:04:00 to 6:05:17 UT (mid.: 6:04:37), then clouds, rain..., then clear again for reappearance at 7:29:15 UT (middle)

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