Saturn Observations: 2005

Saturn February 12, 2005 0340 UT, 6" refractor f/8, 120x and 200X MV-1 and #15 filters ,thin high haze with steady ripple, occasional good sharp detail but average seeing. Equatorial belt mottled in appearance, polar hood dark, ring details easy. Seeing 4/5, Transparency 3/5

Saturn February 23, 2005 0430 UT, 6" refractor f/8, 200x, afocal with Olympus D520 digital camera.

Saturn February 23, 2005 0450 UT, 6" refractor f/8, 120x, 150X and 200X MV-1 and #15 filters ,high haze with steady air with hardly a ripple, best sharp detail at 150X (8mm plossl) Satellites sharp and pinpoint except for Titan which shows larger. Equatorial belt, temperate belt and polar hood details easily seen. Seeing 4/5, Transparency 4/5

Saturn February 24, 2005 0455 UT, 6" refractor f/8, 120x and 200X MV-1 and #15 filters. Clear night but turbulent air. Seeing 3/5, Transparency 3 - 4/5

Saturn February 24, 2005 0455 UT, Space Hut imaging team, same time as above sketch was made. Meade LX200 12" with toucam, processed with k3ccd tools and Astrostax.

Saturn March 1, 2005 0500 UT, Olympus C-740 digital camera afocal at 100X, 10X zoom,

Left 1/2 sec at iso 400, right 1/4 sec at iso 400, images shot in single frame tiff format.

Saturn April 11, 2005 0330 UT, Olympus C-740 digital camera afocal at 100X, 10X zoom, iso 400 1/2 sec, MV-1 filter, stack of 8 in Registax, images shot in multiple frame HQ mode.

Same processed with Astrostack ver 3.