Observation by Luigi Morrone: Uranus & North Polar Cap

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Luigi Morrone

Observer

Luigi Morrone

Observed

2021 Aug 24 - 23:26

Uploaded

2021 Oct 05 - 07:38

Objects

Uranus

Equipment

C14 Edge HD Fornax52 mount ASI 290mono Barlow Zeiss Baader R+IR610nm

Location

Agerola - Amalfitan Coast -Italy

Target name

Uranus

Title

Uranus & North Polar Cap

About this image

Uranus September 24,2021.

Good seeing and transparency conditions.

The North Polar region results to be bright. No relavant atmospheric activity in its upper layer clouds has been observerd. Currently the Ice Giant planet is located about 18.9AU (2.8 bilion km) from the Earth.

The false color image is only for aesthetic reasons.

Setup: C14 EDGE HD, Fornax52 mount, ASI 290MM, Barlow Zeiss, Baader R+IR610nm.

Solar Longitude Ls: 42°

Declination of Earth De: +55.7°

Diameter: 3.7 arcsec

Agerola-Amalfitan Coast-Italy

Files associated with this observation

2021-09-24-2326_7-IR610-Lmorr1.jpg (72.0 kB)

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