Saturn UTC
CM1: 259.00°
CM2: 289.70°
CM3: 112.50°
CLat: +21.00°
A beautiful night with excellent seeing July 2, 2021. We were prepared this time and took out the EdgeHD 14 to take high resolution images of Saturn.
Many bands are visible across the planet. Despite the high resolution of this image, the north polar hexagon is hard to distinguish other than a slight reddish tinge. In contrast to the yellow-brown and green dominating the northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere has various shades of blue. When a hemisphere tilts away from the Sun, the rings block most of the sunlight from reaching it. The lack of sunlight causes the ammonia clouds that define Saturn's color to clear out and expose the Hydrogen gas deeper in the atmosphere.
ZWO ASI290MM
Astro-Physics Advanced Convertible Barlow
Celestron EdgeHD 14
FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo Scope=Celestron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI290MM Filter=CH4 Profile=Saturn Diameter=18.23" Magnitude=0.33 CMI=261.1° CMIII=114.5° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=1550mm (F/4) Resolution=0.39" Filename=s2021-07-02_09-36-21_ch4_ec.ser Date=2021_07_02 Start=09_34_51.001 Mid=09_36_21.007 End=09_37_51.013 Start(UT)=09_34_51.001 Mid(UT)=09_36_21.007 End(UT)=09_37_51.013 Duration=180.012s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2572 File type=SER Binning=no ROI=320x306 ROI(Offset)=640x24 FPS (avg.)=14 Shutter=70.00ms Gain=455 (75%) FPS=100 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoGain=off HighSpeed=off AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=135 Histogramm=52% Noise(avg.deviation)=4.25 Limit=180 Seconds Sensor temperature=32.3°C Focuser position=1480 FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo Scope=Celestron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI290MM Filter=CH4 Profile=Saturn Diameter=18.23" Magnitude=0.33 CMI=258.9° CMIII=112.4° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=1550mm (F/4) Resolution=0.39" Filename=s2021-07-02_09-32-42_ch4_ec.ser Date=2021_07_02 Start=09_31_12.092 Mid=09_32_42.110 End=09_34_12.129 Start(UT)=09_31_12.092 Mid(UT)=09_32_42.110 End(UT)=09_34_12.129 Duration=180.037s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2572 File type=SER Binning=no ROI=320x306 ROI(Offset)=640x24 FPS (avg.)=14 Shutter=70.00ms Gain=455 (75%) FPS=100 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoGain=off HighSpeed=off AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=130 Histogramm=50% Noise(avg.deviation)=4.06 Limit=180 Seconds Sensor temperature=32.3°C Focuser position=1480 FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Location=Cibolo Scope=Celestron C14 EdgeHD Camera=ZWO ASI290MM Filter=CH4 Profile=Saturn Diameter=18.23" Magnitude=0.33 CMI=257.1° CMIII=110.6° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=1550mm (F/4) Resolution=0.38" Filename=s2021-07-02_09-29-33_ch4_ec.ser Date=2021_07_02 Start=09_28_03.569 Mid=09_29_33.591 End=09_31_03.614 Start(UT)=09_28_03.569 Mid(UT)=09_29_33.591 End(UT)=09_31_03.614 Duration=180.045s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=2572 File type=SER Binning=no ROI=320x306 ROI(Offset)=640x24 FPS (avg.)=14 Shutter=70.00ms Gain=455 (75%) FPS=100 (off) AutoHisto=75 (off) Gamma=50 (off) USBTraffic=100 (off) AutoGain=off HighSpeed=off AutoExposure=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) Brightness=1 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=136 Histogramm=53% Noise(avg.deviation)=4.13 Limit=180 Seconds Sensor temperature=32.3°C Focuser position=1480
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