Observation by Peter Tickner: Saturn and Titan transit 24th December

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2025 Dec 24 - 17:07

Uploaded

2025 Dec 26 - 02:59

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

Player One Uranus-M
Astronomik 642 nm long pass filter
Sunobserver eADC
Orion Optics 450 mm f/15 Dall-Kirkham
Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount

Location

urban Berkshire

Target name

Saturn and Titan transit

Title

Saturn and Titan transit 24th December

About this image

This was a real challenge in every sense. The wind was gusting strongly enough to knock the scope off target at times and clouds kept on interrupting the sequences. On top of that I had forgotten about the early start to the transit and was collimating the secondary when I belatedly remembered. I hadn't finished the collimation process and that is reflected in the dark shadow on one side of Saturn.

Peter

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