Saturn and Porrima - 7 May 2011

Posted by MROCKENBACH
on Monday, May 9, 2011

Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil

Sky scenery: local time 19h12 min. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, ISO 80, 8 sec exposure. Optical zoom aprox 12 x. Stack 02 pictures.

Telescope: Meade ETX 125 EC, camera Meade LPI plus barlow 2x.

Porrima: stack 06 pictures, every picture stack, at least, 30 frames by software Meade LPI. Local time: 19h37min to 19h59min,

Saturn: Stack 10 pictures, every picture stack, at least, 100 frames by software Meade LPI. Local time: 18h54min to 19h16min.

Stack pictures: Photoshop CS4 and RegiStax 5(Saturn).

Contrast, brightness, enhancement, colour balance Photoshop CS4.

Atmospheric conditions: Exceptional: no winds, clear sky, 20 - 22ºC, 759 mmHg, 67% humidity.

Marcos L Rockenbach

 

Tags: Saturn
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