Saturn images in season of 2018




Jul 1 & Jul 2, 2018   (Seeing: 4/5, 3/5, Trans.: 4/5)
Optical: Kasai 20cm(7.9") F6 Newtonian (NERO-200DX),
with Televue Powermate 5× (Syn. F35.8)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: 10 flames/sec.×150sec., Exp....1/10sec
1200 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6





Jun 21, 2018   (Seeing: 3/5, Trans.: 4/5)
Optical: Kasai 20cm(7.9") F6 Newtonian (NERO-200DX),
with Televue Powermate 5× (Syn. F35.8)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: 10 flames/sec.×150sec., Exp....1/10sec
1200 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6





Jun 7, 2018   (Seeing: 4/5, Trans.: 4/5)
Optical: Kasai 20cm(7.9") F6 Newtonian (NERO-200DX),
with Televue Powermate 5× (Syn. F35.8)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: 10 flames/sec.×150sec., Exp....1/10sec
1200 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6





Jun 2, 2018   (Seeing: 4/5→2/5, Trans.: 3/5)
Optical: Kasai 20cm(7.9") F6 Newtonian (NERO-200DX),
with Televue Powermate 5× (Syn. F35.8)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: 10 flames/sec.×150sec., Exp....1/10sec
1300 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6



This page shows you the observed images of Saturn in the season of 2018.
The Saturn has been positioned in Sagittarius in this season, you can observe the ringed planet in lower southern skies in summer. The ring has been almost fully opened in north, the detailed structures like the Cassini's gap can be observed easily.


  Meanings of codes in individual images:



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