| Date 2017/04/09 Observation place Yatch Haven Park & Marina, Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Technical
| Telescope | Celestron EdgeHD 800 Schmidt-Cassegrain - Diameter 203mm (8 ''), focal length 2032mm, f / 10 |
| Barlow | 2X (f / 20) |
| Mount | Celestron CGEM |
| Imaging camera | ZWO UPS 120MM (monochrome) |
| Selected resolution | 544 352 pixels x |
| Image type | R (RGB) The red image was chosen as the luminance image |
| Exhibition | 0,1 seconds, average 10 fps for each of the RGB images |
| Number of images | Selection of the best 1 photos of the 000 taken for each of the R, G and B images |
| Image acquisition software | FireCapture |
| Treatment | PIPP, AutoStakker, PixInsight and Photoshop |
Object description
| Object type | Planet |
| Visual magnitude | 1,1 |
| Diameter | 120 km |
| Dimension seen from Earth | 17,2 arc seconds |
| Distance Mars - Earth when shooting | 9,637850 AU (1 441,80 million km) |
| Currently, Saturn is in opposition to the earth, which means that it is closest to the earth. Saturn is the sixth planet in order of distance from the Sun and the second largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn is a gas giant, like Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. With a diameter of about nine and a half times that of the Earth, it is mainly composed of hydrogen and helium. It has a magnificent ring system, composed mainly of particles of ice and dust. Taking into account the average atmospheric agitation (3/5), we can appreciate a very good resolution of the planet. It was not possible to know the transparency of the sky, because the cloud cover was too important. My personal assessment is average transparency. |
| Richard Beauregard Sky Astro - CCD My impression "We cannot be alone in this gigantic universe" |