Michael A. Stecker
mastecker@gmail.com

 

 

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Saturn on August 26, 2023 (opposition)
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Planet Saturn photographed from my backyard in Los Angeles, CA on the night of 8-26-2023.
file: Sat555-151svid1080pP1Cel925f20ASI533MC.8272023a2.jpg
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Photographic Data

Telescope:
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25-inch f/10 SCT with 2x Barlow to focal length 4,700 mm at f/20

Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC-Pro one-shot color camera.  One hundred-fifty-one video frames were stacked, 2X Barlow and ZWO IR-cut filter

Video Exposure:
2.5 minute video at 1920 X 1080 resolution, Gain set to280.

Post Processing:
Stacked & sharpened from video frames with Asiair Plus
Cropped and processed with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021
 
 
 
Saturn on September 6, 2023 (opposition)
file: Saturn/Sat332-101svid960pP2Cel925f20-962023b2b.jpg

Planet Saturn photographed from my backyard in Los Angeles, CA on the night of 9-6-2023.
file: Sat332-101svid960pP2Cel925f20-962023b2b.jpg
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Photographic Data

Telescope:
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25-inch f/10 SCT with 2x Barlow to focal length 4,700 mm at f/20

Camera:
ZWO ASI533MC-Pro one-shot color camera.  2X Barlow and ZWO IR-cut filter

Video Exposure:
1.6 minute video at 1280 X 720 resolution, Gain set to about 300
 
Post Processing:
Stacked & sharpened from video frames with Asiair Plus
Cropped and processed with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2021