Saturn

Saturn

Date: 26 October 2024
Location: Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Telescope: Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain (SCT) NexStar8SE
Mount: Celestron CGEM II EQ Mount with Tripod and Hand Controller:

Autoguider: Celestron Starsense Autoguider with heating strip and thermistor
Camera: SvBONY 305 Pro
Filter: SvBONY UV/IR Cut Filter
Barlow Lens: SvBONY 2xBarlow
Resolution: 29 arcseconds per pixel

Electronic Focuser: Celestron Focus Motor
Dew Shield: Celestron Aluminum Dew Shield with Cover Cap 8 Inch
Dew Heater System: Celestron Smart DewHeater and Power Controller 4X
Heater Ring: Celestron Dew Heater Ring - 8" with thermistor

Computer: hp Laptop Computer
Imaging Capture Software: SharpCap Pro v4
Control Software: Starry Night Pro Plus 8 and Celestron PWI Telescope Control Software
Pre-Processing Software: AutoStakkert! 4.0.11 (x64)
Post-Processing Software: Registax 6 and PhotoshopCS3

Camera Settings:
[SVBONY SV305PRO (0123CB0B3DC2CD50EE201126001d)]
FrameType=Light
Output Format=SER file (*.ser)
Colour Space=RGB24
Binning=2
Capture Area=536x540
Pan=348
Tilt=132
Exposure/Gain Shift=0
Black Level=0
USB Speed=2
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=292
Exposure=6.2660ms
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=390
White Bal (G)=170
White Bal ®=335
Sharpness=0
Saturation=145
Gamma=0.89
Contrast=51
Mask over exposed pixels=Off
Flip (after dark/flat)=None
Trail Width=3
Minimum Trail Length=100
Trail Detection Sensitivity=9
Remove Satellite Trails=Off
Background Subtraction=Simple Offset
Planet/Disk Stabilization=On
Banding Threshold=30
Banding Suppression=50
Apply Flat=None
Hot Pixel Sensitivity=5
Subtract Dark=None
DisplayStretchEnable=1
NegativeDisplay=0
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.5166821584413386
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2024-10-27T00:32:31.5155122Z
SharpCapVersion=4.1.11529.0
StartCapture=2024-10-27T00:32:31.4909050Z
MidCapture=2024-10-27T00:32:40.8900580Z
EndCapture=2024-10-27T00:32:50.2892110Z
JDStartCapture=2460610.522587
JDMidCapture=2460610.522695
JDEndCapture=2460610.522804
Duration=18.798s
FrameCount=3000
ActualFrameRate=159.5888fps
TimeZone=-4.00

Courtesy of Luis Omar Rivera-Lopez