Saturn on August 27, 2021
Photo description / processing
Saturn
Date: 27.08.21
Time: UT +3; 22:57 - 23:17
Location: Mikhaylovsk, 5th-floor balcony;
Apparent diameter with rings: 00' 43.32" (Without rings: 00' 18.60")
Magnitude: 0.19
Saturn's altitude above horizon: 25°
Azimuth: 186-192°
Illuminated: 99.9% of Saturn's visible surface
Distance from Earth to Saturn: 9.030 AU (1,350.897 million km)
Equipment:
Telescope: SW 150/750 EQ5 OnStep
Camera: ZWO ASI462MC
Filter: ZWO UV/IR CUT
Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector: ZWO ADC
Barlow lens: Svbony 3x
5-minute videos. 6000 frames per video.
Stacking of 5 stacks with 500 frames each.
Software: FireCapture (Gain - 280 (46%), Exposure: 46.00ms, FPS: 21, Resolution: 600x600 and 1920x1080)/AutoStakkert3/Registax6/Photoshop CC 2015
For the moons, 16-bit mode. Exposure: 200ms, Gain: 350.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 150/750
- Camera
- ZWO ASI462MC
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ5 (OnStep)
- Accessories
- SVBONY 3x Barlow, ZWO ADC, ZWO UV/IR-Cut Filter
- Software
- FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, RegiStax, Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
- Location
- Mikhailovsk, Russia
- Date taken
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