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Latest saturn

2025 * 2024 * 2023 * 2022 *

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 12:12:33 PM EST 21 21
YEAR: 2023 2023-12-15-2324_3-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=16ms_lapl5_ap48_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-29-0139_8-k-l-sat-thethys-rhea_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=76ms_lapl5_ap153_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-29-0139_8-k-l-sat-thethy-rhea_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=76ms_lapl5_ap153_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-29-0139_8-k-l-sat-tethys-rhea_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=76ms_lapl5_ap153_drizzle15p25reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-28-2309_0-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=11ms_lapl5_ap76_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-24-2338_8-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=13ms_lapl5_ap84_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-20-2330_0-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=22ms_lapl5_ap75_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-13-0038_2-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=8ms_lapl5_ap32_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-13-0035_5-k-l-sat-titan-tethys-rhea-sat-dione_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=228ms_lapl5_ap233_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-11-02-0100_8-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=35ms_lapl5_ap68_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-10-05-0022_0-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=40ms_lapl5_ap73_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-10-03-0112_7-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=40ms_lapl5_ap65_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-10-01-0030_7-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=48ms_lapl5_ap74_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-09-30-0036_3-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=36ms_lapl5_ap46_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-09-03-0149_3-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=42ms_lapl5_ap71_drizzle15p25reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-08-28-0808_8-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=34ms_lapl5_ap75_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-08-27-0523_9-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=36ms_lapl5_ap65_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-08-05-0727_0-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=47ms_lapl5_ap54_drizzle15_as_p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-07-30-0801_2-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=32ms_lapl5_ap58_drizzle15_as_p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-07-24-0830_8-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=45ms_lapl5_ap50_drizzle15_as_p25reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 2023-07-15-0728_3-k-l-sat_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=32ms_lapl5_ap61_drizzle15_as_p25regecongregbal.png-annotated.png.jpg

2025 * 2024 * 2023 * 2022 *

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