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left:  March 18, 2007 Camera: Lumenera SkyNyx2-0M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB, Homeyer filter wheel Camera control software:  Lucam Recorder Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F40 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.

Above left:  April 1, 2006 Below left: March 3, 2006 Camera: Lu075M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB, Homeyer filter wheel Camera control software:  Lucam Recorder Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F40 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.

Date: February 1, 2006, 12:02am Camera: Lu075M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB, Homeyer filter wheel Camera control software:  Lucam Recorder Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F40 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Subexposures:  approx. 500-750 of the best 1,000 LRGB frames. Conditions: variable seeing, from poor to good Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.

Note the new storm visible at the upper left of Saturn's disk, discovered January 27, 2006, and the amount of movement over 22 minutes as Saturn rotates.

Date: January 29, 2006, 11:30 pm Camera: Lu075M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB, Homeyer filter wheel Camera control software:  Lucam Recorder   Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F40 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Subexposures:  approx. 750 of the best 1,500 LRGB frames.    Conditions: variable seeing and passing clouds Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.

Date: January 12, 2006, 1:00 am Camera: Lu075M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB Camera control software:  Norpix StreamPix Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F20 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Subexposures:  approx. 1,000 of the best 3,000 LRGB frames Conditions: poor-average seeing and transparency/moonlight Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.

Date: December 31, 2005, 12:07am Camera: Lu075M Filters:  AstroDon LRGB Camera control software:  Norpix StreamPix Telescope:  TEC MC250/20 @F20 Telescope control software:  Pulseguide, TheSky6 Mount:  AP1200GTO Subexposures:  approx. 1,000 of the best 6,000 LRGB frames Conditions: poor seeing and transparency/unstable air after front passage Processing: Registax, Photoshop CS2.