It was only after some considerable thought that Bessel left the affluence that was guaranteed in his commercial job choosing instead the near poverty of the Observatory post. However the Lilienthal Observatory gave him valuable experience observing planets, in particular Saturn, its rings and satellites.
Ito ay lamang pagkatapos ng ilang-iisip malaki na Bessel kaliwa ang affluence na ay garantisadong sa kanyang komersyal na trabaho sa halip ng pagpili ng malapit sa kahirapan ng obserbatoryo post. Subalit ang Lilienthal obserbatoryo ibinigay sa kanya mahalagang karanasan observing planets, sa partikular na Saturn, ang mga rings at satellite.