Kevin Earp
@astrokev.bsky.social
Astrophotography, wildlife photography, art and occasional random stuff.
Paint the soul, never mind the legs and arms
Paint the soul, never mind the legs and arms
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Kevin Earp
@astrokev.bsky.social
· Nov 9
The Great Orion nebula and the Running Man nebula. Another image from the recent Kelling Star Party.
Can't remember why, but I only took 36 mins of data, which is way too short, but turned out better than I expected
Can you see the running man?
#astronomy 🔭
Can't remember why, but I only took 36 mins of data, which is way too short, but turned out better than I expected
Can you see the running man?
#astronomy 🔭
My first image of the new year, taken 3rd Jan with my C11.
The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
My first image of the new year, taken 3rd Jan with my C11.
The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
New Years Eve had some good seeing.
Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
New Years Eve had some good seeing.
Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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A closer view of Ganymede just before it touched the limb of Jupiter.
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A closer view of Ganymede just before it touched the limb of Jupiter.
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Jupiter (with Ganymede) on Tuesday night. I struggled with dew and cloud so wasn't able to get much data.
Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Jupiter (with Ganymede) on Tuesday night. I struggled with dew and cloud so wasn't able to get much data.
Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Interesting to see the rotation of giant Jupiter over the course of only 48 minutes.
Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interesting to see the rotation of giant Jupiter over the course of only 48 minutes.
Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Jupiter, imaged last night just after midnight, with my Celestron C11
Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Jupiter, imaged last night just after midnight, with my Celestron C11
Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Rudolph Jupiter?
Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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December 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Rudolph Jupiter?
Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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December 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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Another attempt at imaging Ganymede, early morning on 20th.
No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Another attempt at imaging Ganymede, early morning on 20th.
No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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Saturn on the evening of the 19th.
Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Saturn on the evening of the 19th.
Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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I've been trying a few new processing methods.
This is a rework of one of my better Mars images taken almost exactly 3 years ago at around it's closest approach to us.
The bright circle upper-right of centre is the volcano Olympus Mons. A few others are also visible.
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This is a rework of one of my better Mars images taken almost exactly 3 years ago at around it's closest approach to us.
The bright circle upper-right of centre is the volcano Olympus Mons. A few others are also visible.
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December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I've been trying a few new processing methods.
This is a rework of one of my better Mars images taken almost exactly 3 years ago at around it's closest approach to us.
The bright circle upper-right of centre is the volcano Olympus Mons. A few others are also visible.
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This is a rework of one of my better Mars images taken almost exactly 3 years ago at around it's closest approach to us.
The bright circle upper-right of centre is the volcano Olympus Mons. A few others are also visible.
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Saturn taken on Sunday evening.
You may think it looks exactly the same as the last image I posted, but the observant will notice the rings are 0.15° more open which for Saturn is a pretty big deal 😂
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You may think it looks exactly the same as the last image I posted, but the observant will notice the rings are 0.15° more open which for Saturn is a pretty big deal 😂
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December 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Saturn taken on Sunday evening.
You may think it looks exactly the same as the last image I posted, but the observant will notice the rings are 0.15° more open which for Saturn is a pretty big deal 😂
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You may think it looks exactly the same as the last image I posted, but the observant will notice the rings are 0.15° more open which for Saturn is a pretty big deal 😂
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Im a bit geeky when it comes to statistics 😂
Over the last few months Ive noticed a significant change (drop) in engagement on BS.
Ive never been one to chase "likes" but i find this shift interesting, and am curious as to the underlying reason
Anyone else noticed this?
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Over the last few months Ive noticed a significant change (drop) in engagement on BS.
Ive never been one to chase "likes" but i find this shift interesting, and am curious as to the underlying reason
Anyone else noticed this?
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December 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Im a bit geeky when it comes to statistics 😂
Over the last few months Ive noticed a significant change (drop) in engagement on BS.
Ive never been one to chase "likes" but i find this shift interesting, and am curious as to the underlying reason
Anyone else noticed this?
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Over the last few months Ive noticed a significant change (drop) in engagement on BS.
Ive never been one to chase "likes" but i find this shift interesting, and am curious as to the underlying reason
Anyone else noticed this?
🔭
Saturn. Taken through bushes on the 4th. I need to try and catch it a bit eatlier!
Celestron C11 at prime focus 🔭
Celestron C11 at prime focus 🔭
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Saturn. Taken through bushes on the 4th. I need to try and catch it a bit eatlier!
Celestron C11 at prime focus 🔭
Celestron C11 at prime focus 🔭
Jupiter on the 4th December, taken in reasonable seeing
Celestron C11 at prine focus
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Celestron C11 at prine focus
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December 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Jupiter on the 4th December, taken in reasonable seeing
Celestron C11 at prine focus
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Celestron C11 at prine focus
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5 image wide-field mosaic of the south-west lunar limb, imaged with the Moon 99.8% illuminated.
Celestron C11 with Player One Uranus-C camera
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Celestron C11 with Player One Uranus-C camera
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December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
5 image wide-field mosaic of the south-west lunar limb, imaged with the Moon 99.8% illuminated.
Celestron C11 with Player One Uranus-C camera
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Celestron C11 with Player One Uranus-C camera
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Full Moon a few nights ago. A favourable libration and good seeing allowed some great views of the region around the South Pole (roughly indicated by the arrow)
Imaged with an 11" SCT at prime focus
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Imaged with an 11" SCT at prime focus
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December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Full Moon a few nights ago. A favourable libration and good seeing allowed some great views of the region around the South Pole (roughly indicated by the arrow)
Imaged with an 11" SCT at prime focus
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Imaged with an 11" SCT at prime focus
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The Alpine Valley.
The only shot I got of the Moon last night before cloud moved in 😫.
A faint trace of the central rille is just visible.
The scope was still cooling down so the seeing was quite wobbly. Sometimes you take what you can get.
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The only shot I got of the Moon last night before cloud moved in 😫.
A faint trace of the central rille is just visible.
The scope was still cooling down so the seeing was quite wobbly. Sometimes you take what you can get.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Alpine Valley.
The only shot I got of the Moon last night before cloud moved in 😫.
A faint trace of the central rille is just visible.
The scope was still cooling down so the seeing was quite wobbly. Sometimes you take what you can get.
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The only shot I got of the Moon last night before cloud moved in 😫.
A faint trace of the central rille is just visible.
The scope was still cooling down so the seeing was quite wobbly. Sometimes you take what you can get.
🔭
Jupiter, just after midnight on 26th Nov.
The seeing wasn't the best but was slowly improving as the night progressed.
Taken with my Celestron C11 and Player One Uranus colour camera
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The seeing wasn't the best but was slowly improving as the night progressed.
Taken with my Celestron C11 and Player One Uranus colour camera
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November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Jupiter, just after midnight on 26th Nov.
The seeing wasn't the best but was slowly improving as the night progressed.
Taken with my Celestron C11 and Player One Uranus colour camera
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The seeing wasn't the best but was slowly improving as the night progressed.
Taken with my Celestron C11 and Player One Uranus colour camera
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Saturn imaged on the 25th in fairly poor seeing.
This is just a few hours after the rings were at their narrowest angle to us, being tilted at only 0.37°.
They will now begin to slowly open up again over the next several years until they're fully open in 2032.
Can hardly wait 😄
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This is just a few hours after the rings were at their narrowest angle to us, being tilted at only 0.37°.
They will now begin to slowly open up again over the next several years until they're fully open in 2032.
Can hardly wait 😄
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November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Saturn imaged on the 25th in fairly poor seeing.
This is just a few hours after the rings were at their narrowest angle to us, being tilted at only 0.37°.
They will now begin to slowly open up again over the next several years until they're fully open in 2032.
Can hardly wait 😄
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This is just a few hours after the rings were at their narrowest angle to us, being tilted at only 0.37°.
They will now begin to slowly open up again over the next several years until they're fully open in 2032.
Can hardly wait 😄
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Final image of the Uranus system from the 17th.
This is a composite since the brightness difference between planet and moons is too great to record them all in a single image without over-exposing the planet.
Miranda is not shown as it was too close to the glare of Uranus to show separately
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This is a composite since the brightness difference between planet and moons is too great to record them all in a single image without over-exposing the planet.
Miranda is not shown as it was too close to the glare of Uranus to show separately
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November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Final image of the Uranus system from the 17th.
This is a composite since the brightness difference between planet and moons is too great to record them all in a single image without over-exposing the planet.
Miranda is not shown as it was too close to the glare of Uranus to show separately
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This is a composite since the brightness difference between planet and moons is too great to record them all in a single image without over-exposing the planet.
Miranda is not shown as it was too close to the glare of Uranus to show separately
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Uranus and its 5 brightest moons.
Miranda is the closest to Uranus and is about 50,000x fainter than the planet, making it a challenge to capture in the glare of the planet.
This is a 24 image stack. Uranus is over-exposed to help record Miranda. It's just visible on the edge of Uranus' glare!
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Miranda is the closest to Uranus and is about 50,000x fainter than the planet, making it a challenge to capture in the glare of the planet.
This is a 24 image stack. Uranus is over-exposed to help record Miranda. It's just visible on the edge of Uranus' glare!
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November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Uranus and its 5 brightest moons.
Miranda is the closest to Uranus and is about 50,000x fainter than the planet, making it a challenge to capture in the glare of the planet.
This is a 24 image stack. Uranus is over-exposed to help record Miranda. It's just visible on the edge of Uranus' glare!
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Miranda is the closest to Uranus and is about 50,000x fainter than the planet, making it a challenge to capture in the glare of the planet.
This is a 24 image stack. Uranus is over-exposed to help record Miranda. It's just visible on the edge of Uranus' glare!
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Uranus imaged on the 17th Nov with my Celestron C11 and Uranus-C camera at prime focus.
No detail is visible on this distant world, at least not without appropriate filters, which I dont have!
Quite pleased with the result though
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No detail is visible on this distant world, at least not without appropriate filters, which I dont have!
Quite pleased with the result though
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November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Uranus imaged on the 17th Nov with my Celestron C11 and Uranus-C camera at prime focus.
No detail is visible on this distant world, at least not without appropriate filters, which I dont have!
Quite pleased with the result though
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No detail is visible on this distant world, at least not without appropriate filters, which I dont have!
Quite pleased with the result though
🔭
Saturn, imaged a few nights ago.
Seeing wasn't great but quite pleased with the result.
Although not quite edge-on, the rings are just about at their narrowest for this season, at 0.39° open with the South face in view.
They'll be st their narrowest next week
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Seeing wasn't great but quite pleased with the result.
Although not quite edge-on, the rings are just about at their narrowest for this season, at 0.39° open with the South face in view.
They'll be st their narrowest next week
🔭
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Saturn, imaged a few nights ago.
Seeing wasn't great but quite pleased with the result.
Although not quite edge-on, the rings are just about at their narrowest for this season, at 0.39° open with the South face in view.
They'll be st their narrowest next week
🔭
Seeing wasn't great but quite pleased with the result.
Although not quite edge-on, the rings are just about at their narrowest for this season, at 0.39° open with the South face in view.
They'll be st their narrowest next week
🔭