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An amazing drawing of Saturn

In the era of imaging even from our cell phones making a drawing of a planet seems redundant. However, this is certainly a different perspective of a direct experience at the eyepiece of a telescope. And the final result can be fascinating, such as this drawing from Paul G. Abel, using the Clark telescope (a 24″ refractor) at Lowell observatory.

A drawing of Saturn using the 24" Clark refractor at Lowell observatory (Paul G. Abel).

A drawing of Saturn using the 24″ Clark refractor at Lowell observatory (Paul G. Abel).

Source: ALPO-Japan