Saturn 2018-07-17 06:32 UTC

Description

Seeing remained good. Saharan dust limited transparency.

Notes:

The north polar hexagon is resolved.
The northern storm is stretched across the visible hemisphere of the planet. The storm appears to have two cores.

Equipment

ZWO ASI290MM

Astro-Physics Advanced Convertible Barlow

Celestron EdgeHD 14

Logs

FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
Observer=Ethan Chappel
Location=Cibolo, TX, USA
Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD
Camera=ZWO ASI290MM
Filter=G
Profile=Saturn
Diameter=18.17"
Magnitude=0.13
CMI=104.8° CMIII=182.5°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=8200mm (F/23)
Resolution=0.07"
Filename=2018-07-17-0632_7-EC-G-Sat.ser
Date=170718
Start=063130.757
Mid=063245.770
End=063400.784
Start(UT)=063130.757
Mid(UT)=063245.770
End(UT)=063400.784
Duration=150.027s
Date_format=ddMMyy
Time_format=HHmmss
LT=UT -6h
Frames captured=4785
File type=SER
Binning=no
Bit depth=8bit
Debayer=no
ROI=676x382
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=31
Shutter=31.35ms
Gain=364 (60%)
Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
AutoExposure=off
FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=107
Histogramm=41%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.29
Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=31.0°C
Focuser position=2466
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
Observer=Ethan Chappel
Location=Cibolo, TX, USA
Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD
Camera=ZWO ASI290MM
Filter=R
Profile=Saturn
Diameter=18.17"
Magnitude=0.13
CMI=101.2° CMIII=179.1°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=8150mm (F/22)
Resolution=0.07"
Filename=2018-07-17-0626_6-EC-R-Sat.ser
Date=170718
Start=062523.377
Mid=062638.382
End=062753.387
Start(UT)=062523.377
Mid(UT)=062638.382
End(UT)=062753.387
Duration=150.010s
Date_format=ddMMyy
Time_format=HHmmss
LT=UT -6h
Frames captured=5270
File type=SER
Binning=no
Bit depth=8bit
Debayer=no
ROI=676x382
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=35
Shutter=28.46ms
Gain=359 (59%)
Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
AutoExposure=off
FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=101
Histogramm=39%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.22
Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=31.1°C
Focuser position=2526
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
Observer=Ethan Chappel
Location=Cibolo, TX, USA
Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD
Camera=ZWO ASI290MM
Filter=B
Profile=Saturn
Diameter=18.17"
Magnitude=0.13
CMI=107.1° CMIII=184.7°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=8200mm (F/23)
Resolution=0.07"
Filename=2018-07-17-0636_7-EC-B-Sat.ser
Date=170718
Start=063527.804
Mid=063642.823
End=063757.842
Start(UT)=063527.804
Mid(UT)=063642.823
End(UT)=063757.842
Duration=150.038s
Date_format=ddMMyy
Time_format=HHmmss
LT=UT -6h
Frames captured=4290
File type=SER
Binning=no
Bit depth=8bit
Debayer=no
ROI=676x382
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=28
Shutter=34.96ms
Gain=390 (65%)
Gamma=50
Brightness=1 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
AutoExposure=off
FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=109
Histogramm=42%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.60
Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=30.8°C
Focuser position=2386