Jupiter UTC
CM1: 70.10°
CM2: 217.10°
CM3: 175.30°
CLat: -3.20°
Description
This imaging session was quite frustrating to get started. I intended to quickly align the telescope with the Moon, but could not find it with the telescope at all! When I finally aligned the scope and aimed at Jupiter, seeing looked very good. However, a group of clouds blocked the view right as I was going to start capturing. When they finally moved away, the seeing had become awful. I also forgot to switch filters on one capture, causing me more frustration with the threat of more clouds looming.
Notes:
- The Equatorial Zone is orange.
- There is a bright spot in the South Equatorial Belt, north of Oval BA.
- Oval BA is near the central meridian.
Equipment
ZWO ASI174MM
Celestron X-Cel 3x
Celestron EdgeHD 8
Logs
FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=B Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.99" Magnitude=0.46 CMI=142.7° CMIII=92.0° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=9600mm (F/34) Resolution=0.13" Filename=2019-04-26-1108_4-EC-B-Sat.ser Date=2019_04_26 Start=11_07_10.551 Mid=11_08_25.557 End=11_09_40.564 Start(UT)=11_07_10.551 Mid(UT)=11_08_25.557 End(UT)=11_09_40.564 Duration=150.013s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=11256 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=452x444 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=75 Shutter=13.28ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) USBTraffic=80 (off) AutoGain=off AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=146 Histogramm=57% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.66 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=150 Seconds Sensor temperature=30.7°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=G Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.99" Magnitude=0.46 CMI=140.6° CMIII=90.0° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=9600mm (F/34) Resolution=0.13" Filename=2019-04-26-1104_8-EC-G-Sat.ser Date=2019_04_26 Start=11_03_35.043 Mid=11_04_50.047 End=11_06_05.052 Start(UT)=11_03_35.043 Mid(UT)=11_04_50.047 End(UT)=11_06_05.052 Duration=150.009s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=11900 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=452x444 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=79 Shutter=12.56ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) USBTraffic=80 (off) AutoGain=off AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=152 Histogramm=59% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.70 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=150 Seconds Sensor temperature=30.5°C FireCapture v2.6 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=Ethan Chappel Camera=ZWO ASI174MM Filter=R Profile=Saturn Diameter=16.99" Magnitude=0.46 CMI=138.1° CMIII=87.6° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=9900mm (F/35) Resolution=0.12" Filename=2019-04-26-1100_5-EC-G-Sat.ser Date=2019_04_26 Start=10_59_19.972 Mid=11_00_34.977 End=11_01_49.982 Start(UT)=10_59_19.972 Mid(UT)=11_00_34.977 End(UT)=11_01_49.982 Duration=150.010s Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd Time_format=HH_mm_ss LT=UT -6h Frames captured=7851 File type=SER Binning=no Bit depth=8bit Debayer=no ROI=452x444 ROI(Offset)=0x0 FPS (avg.)=52 Shutter=19.07ms Gain=400 (100%) AutoExposure=off Brightness=1 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) USBTraffic=80 (off) AutoGain=off AutoHisto=75 (off) FPS=100 (off) Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=168 Histogramm=65% Noise(avg.deviation)=2.68 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=150 Seconds Sensor temperature=30.1°C