Saturn
| 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. |
| 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: 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. |
| Left: April 1, 2006 Below: 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. |
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.
Saturn's disk, discovered January 27, 2006, and the
amount of movement over 22 minutes as Saturn
rotates.
| Below: 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. |
| 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. |