Observation by Chris Dole: Saturn

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Chris Dole

Observer

Chris Dole

Observed

2021 Oct 11 - 19:15

Uploaded

2021 Oct 13 - 20:47

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

250mm Dall Kirkham @f16.
ASI290mm & ASI462mc Cameras.
UV/IR block, Baader 685nm IR Pass, ZWO 850nm IR Pass.
ZWO ADC.

Location

Newbury. G.B.

Target name

Saturn

Title

Saturn

About this image

Only 19° altitude with fairly poor conditions but a little better than it has been recently.

Files associated with this observation

2021-10-11-Comp-CJD.jpg (58.6 kB)

Like this image

Mike Foulkes, Peter Mulligan, David Basey, Mike Harlow, Chris Hooker, Ron Arbour

Comments

Chris Hooker, 2021 Oct 27 - 21:12 UTC

Nice results, Chris.

It's interesting that the near-IR image is the best one. In the visible it's probably the seeing that is making the image soft, and in the longer IR waveband you're losing resolution from the telescope. 685 nm looks like the sweet spot for those conditions!

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