Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars on July 9-10


I’m still struggling getting a reasonable work flow with the new equipment, I’m unnecessary wasting lots of time.  Even so here is Saturn at 4:13 am this morning. Mostly clear, transparency very good, turbulence fair, 5/10, temperature 70F. Equipment: Mx+ mount, C14 Edge, Zwo ASI 462MC camera, approx. 100 fps, 2 min capture. Aligned and stacked with Autostakkert3; Registax6 user to wavelet sharpen, Photoshop used to adjust color balance, resample, and resize.

Saturn July 10 at 4:13 am MDT

Then on to Jupiter which was wonderfully high up at 4:45 am. Same set up. Seeing about 6/10.

Jupiter on July 10 at 4:45 am MDT

And finally Mars at 5:07 am. Air was not as steady as for Jupiter maybe 5/10; humidity went way up. Bugs showed up at about the same time as well.

Mars on July 7 at 5:07 am MDT

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