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Latest saturn

2025 * 2024 * 2023 * 2022 * 2021 *

Located near the Hamlet of Yarker, Township of Stone Mills, County of Lennox and Addington, Province of Ontario, Canada
For saturn GRS transit times: https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/interactive-sky-watching-tools/transit-times-of-saturns-great-red-spot/

Date Page Last Generated / Number of sessions / Number of Images: Thu 02 Jan 2025 12:26:20 PM EST 5 5
YEAR: 2021 2021-11-06-2338_8-kk-l-sat_exposure=14.9ms_zwo_asi290mc_pipp_lapl5_ap38_drizzle15.png.jpg 2021-09-25-0224_9-kk-l-sat_exposure=58.6ms_zwo_asi290mc_pipp_lapl5_ap64_drizzle15.png.jpg 2021-09-17-0121_7-kk-l-sat_exposure=4.9ms_zwo_asi290mc_pipp_g4_ap40_drizzle15.png.jpg 2021-08-03-0326_0-kk-l-sat_exposure=130.6ms_zwo_asi290mc_lapl5_ap34_drizzle15_conv.png.jpg 2021-07-31-0300_5-kk-l-sat_exposure=30.7ms_zwo_asi290mc_lapl5_ap32_drizzle15_conv.png.jpg

2025 * 2024 * 2023 * 2022 * 2021 *

Telescopes used (left-right oldest-newest)

20cm Meade LX200 FL=2000mm alt az tracking
102mm Meade SC FL=1000mm - Meade LXD55 tracking
20cm Vixen VC200L FL=1800mm Skywatcher AZ-EQ6GT tracking
23.50cm Celestron C9.25 SC FL=2350mm Skywatcher AZ-EQ6GT tracking

Cameras used (newest-oldest):

  • The ZWO ASI585MC (2023 May) Sensor: 1/1.2" CMOS IMX585 Resolution 3840x2160 {Pixel size 2.9um USB3.0 QE 91% Full Well 40Ke Read Noise 0.8e
  • The ZWO ASI290MC camera (2018 December) Sensor: 1/2.8" CMOS IMX291 12bit output (12bit ADC) Resolution: 2.1 Mega Pixels 1936x1096 Pixel Size: 2.9 um Exposure Range: 32us-2000s