High Resolution Saturn


 Object: Saturn

Scope: LX200GPS 12" F30

Optical Attachments: 3x TeleVue Barlow

Guiding: N/A

Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro, Mogg Adapter

Mount: LX200, Super Field Tripod. Super Wedge

 Exposures: 1/25 sec, 3637 frames @ 15 FPS for 4 min., Image Size 640x480

Camera Temp.: N/A

Date: 18 Oct. 2003, 6:30 am local time, 12:30 UT

Location: Driveway, Dallas, Tx. USA

Conditions: Seeing 9/10, Temp. ~72 deg.F

Processing: IRIS: bias subtract, align, stack, wavelet processing, Photoshop: GRGB combine, unsharp mask, bright/contrast. Here is a link to a page that describes the creation of this image in detail (Caution: this page contains a 2 MB animated GIF of the raw frame data).

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