Flemming R. Ovesen / Torben Taustrup

 
 

Saturn
 
 

From left
December 1. 1998. Exposure time 0.2 sec. Focal length: 7.5 meters. Resolution: 252 x 242.
November 2. 1999 - this is a 7 image stack. Seeing conditions were not perfect this night.

Exposure time 0.2 sec. Focal length: 9.9 meters. Resolution: 252 x 242.

November 25. 2000 19:04 UT. Exposure time 0.2 sec. Focal length: 9.9 meters. Resolution: 252 x 242 - 9 image stack.

  

Above
October 20. - 2001 around 23:10 UT. First planetary image with 12.5" Newtonian. Resolution: 252 x 242. Exposure time 0.2 sec. - 14 image stack.
Focal length: 11.55 meters.
Weather was not perfect - drifting clouds and relatively strong gusts of wind.


Above
December 11. - 2001 around 21:18 UT.  Resolution: 252 x 242. Exposure time 0.1 sec. - 10 image stack - exposures beginning at 21:16 UT and ending at 21:21 UT.
Focal length: 11.55 meters.
In short periods the seeing was very good.


 

Above
December 18. - 2002 around 23:10 UT.  Resolution: 252 x 242. Exposure time 0.125 sec. - 5 image stack -
First series of Saturn images taken from our new location.
We experienced a periodic drive error which made the image move more than a 1' on the i R.A. axis. This problem may have caused a certain amount of smearing of the images.


Saturn jan 21 05  


Above

January 21. - 2005 around 23:10 UT.  Resolution: 696 x 520. Exposure time between  0.1 and 0,4 sec. - 12 image stack.
Instrument: 12.5" Newtonian working at f:30. 

sat jan 23 05

Above
January 23. - 2005 around 22:13 UT.  Resolution: 696 x 520. Exposure time between  0.1 and 0,4 sec. -21 image stack.
Instrument: 12.5" Newtonian working at f:30.




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