The north polar storm is just past the central meridian.

Saturn UTC

CM1: 11.30°

CM2: 358.50°

CM3: 349.90°

CLat: +31.60°

Description

The night began with very good seeing. This image was taken five years after our first Jupiter image with the C8 was taken.

Notes:

    • The north polar storm is just past the central meridian.
  • Equipment

    ZWO ASI224MC

    Tele Vue 2.5x Powermate

    Celestron EdgeHD 8

    Logs
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    Magnitude=0.41
    CMI=14.3° CMIII=352.7°  (during mid of capture)
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    Brightness=1 (off)
    WBlue=95 (off)
    SoftwareGain=10 (off)
    AutoExposure=off
    AutoGain=off
    HardwareBin=off
    HighSpeed=off
    AutoHisto=75 (off)
    WRed=52 (off)
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    FPS=100 (off)
    USBTraffic=100 (off)
    Histogramm(min)=0
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    Histogramm=32%
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    Limit=150 Seconds
    Sensor temperature=33.2°C