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FROM THE OBSERVATORY · 25-Oct-2017

Saturn and Moons

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Saturn and Moons
Saturn and some of its many moons in infrared, red, green, and blue filters, taken with a new ZWO ASI 290MM high speed planetary camera.
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Notes from the session

Hardware:

Celestron EdgeHD 1100
Celestron CGEM DX Mount
ZWO ASI 290MM Camera
Astronomik ProPlanet 742nm IR-pass + Deep-Sky RGB filters



Location:

Orange zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 7)



Software:

SharpCap: Video recording
AutoStakkert: Frame extraction & stacking, RGB Adjustment
Astra Image: IR-RGB alignment & combination
Photoshop CC: Stretch background to show moons, color balance, saturation labels