Saturn's rings spotted by KTLA Helicopter

On the search for a waning Super Blue Moon, KTLA's Sky 5 Helicopter Reporter/Photographer Gil Leyvas spotted the actual planet of Saturn way in the distance. KTLA's Andy Riesmeyer was thrilled. Live, local news from Los Angeles.

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[TonerLow]

stabilizing that on a helicopter is insane

[gsr]

Gotta be a pretty powerful magnifying lense to pick up Saturn's rings to this quality!

[The_Quaalude]

Y'all definitely ain't getting away from that helicopter 😭

[JustJessee]

If you haven't seen Saturn's rings with your own eyes through a telescope before, please...please try to. It's one thing to look up at the stars and see a few, it's a other thing altogether the first time you zoom in just a little bit and you can actually see another planet and it's rings. I was an adult the first time I looked at it and the guy whose telescope I used got a real kick out of my reaction. Everyone needs a little shot of cosmic joy and wonder in their life, this is a pretty accessible one

[ultralaggerREV]

And that planet is VERY far away. The fact the atmosphere and the right lens was capable of zooming and get a nice photo of Saturn is absolutely stunning.

It looks like it’s sort of close compared to the moon but nah, it’s away

[Geeksmithing]

Crazy that that sunlight traveled about 1.7 BILLION miles to reach that helicopter....

[snicklefritzed]

It's wild to think that even on that exact moment, that image was already about an hour old.

[Commonwealth]

I remember seeing Saturn when my dad bought an expensive telescope for Hale Bopp. We maximized the lense and were able to see it and the rings. It was magnificent

[bobbarker]

Coming up after the break we have a nice shot of Uranus from the KTLA 5 Chopper

[Robert-mnod]

Yall the first one to show us saturn, and I've been waiting, so thanks finally to ktla.

[andrewhanson]

Pretty amazing optics there, KTLA! You didn't waste your money!

[TheQWER]

I remember my uncle always said planets were all fake and one day i showed him Saturn through my little backyard telescope and he said the government already infected my telescope before i bought it 😂😂

[Gaming_Antics]

Sure they can focus to see Saturn’s ring, but camera goes blurry when filming a UFO.

[DAMusic-quec]

That’s an incredible shot! Saturn is my favorite planet because of it’s super cool rings but I’ve never gotten to see it before.

[caleab]

That is freaking awesome!!!! Well done KTLA 5!!! Well done!!!

[bloxo]

That's a really powerful lens there!

[jaredf]

We’re looking at the rings side on right now which in my opinion is when it’s least impressive, around 2026 to 27, you’ll be able to see the rings in a nice angle again, and then by 2028 they’ll be really distinct for most of the next decade.

[sam.]

That is completely, mind bogglingly amazing

[JamminJedi]

I used to cam op a news chopper in Tampa Bay area and I can confirm these cameras/lenses and stabilization capabilities are insane!

[J.A.Z-TheMortal]

Flat earthers: "That's just a tennis ball that they are dangling in front of the chopper"