Observation by Martin Lewis: Saturn IR 19th Sept 2019

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Martin Lewis

Observer

Martin Lewis

Observed

2019 Sep 19 - 18:00

Uploaded

2019 Sep 20 - 23:39

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

444mm Dobsonian
ASI290MM
642nm filter IR

Location

St Albans, UK

Target name

Saturn

Title

Saturn IR 19th Sept 2019

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David Basey, Dean Ashton OBE, David Swan, Mike Harlow, Peter Carson, Mr John William Hughes, Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, Andrew Dumbleton

Comments

Dean Ashton OBE, 2019 Sep 21 - 11:24 UTC

A stunning image, with Saturn at such low altitude and just after sunset! Very impressive.

David Swan, 2019 Sep 21 - 11:41 UTC

I agree wholeheartedly with Dean - I mean, look at the polar hexagon! I do look regularly at the Meteoblue seeing predictions, and it has been good the past few nights. For example: https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/outdoorsports/seeing/tynemouth_united-kingdom_2635269

You have inspired me to go out this evening with my C8 and 2x barlow!

Martin Lewis, 2019 Sep 21 - 18:26 UTC

Thanks guys,

Seeing was reasonable on Wed night but no better in IR than colour. Usual issues though where it looks like you are looking through a stream in front of the planet- I call this ‘Running River’ seeing.

Thursday night was different though. No ‘running river’ a bit wobbly but much more detail and much better in IR than colour.

Shows that it is always worth getting the scope out- you never really know!

Cheers,

Martin

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