Saturn Gallery

Web Cam Images. Unless indicated otherwise the following images were recorded with a Philips SPC900NC camera and the camera settings were recorded with WcCrtl. South is down.
June 23, 2012 at 2:25 UT 150 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 to 3 out of 5). 5X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 79%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
June 23, 2012 at 2:07 UT 150 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 to 3 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain ~65%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 20, 2012 at 4:10 UT 500 frames stacked. Observing Location: Meteor Crater, Arizona Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 71%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 20, 2012 at 3:41 UT 300 frames stacked. Observing Location: Meteor Crater, Arizona Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain ~65%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
April 24, 2012 at 6:18 UT 100 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). 5X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain ~67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
April 24, 2012 at 6:04 UT 250 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain ~65%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
April 21, 2012 at 6:53 UT 350 frames stacked. Seeing was good (~3 out of 5). 5X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 76%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
April 21, 2012 at 6:53 UT 300 frames stacked. Seeing was good (~3 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 76%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
April 18, 2012 at 6:30 UT 175 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 23, 2011 at 2:00 UT 350 frames stacked. Seeing was good (~3 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%. The North Temperate Zone storm is visible.	Larger Image
May 08, 2011 at 5:01 UT 175 frames stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Imaging Source DBK color camera. Exposure setting: 1/5 sec. Brightness: 100%. Gain 100%. Saturation 51%. The North Temperate Zone storm is visible.	Larger Image
May 08, 2011 at 4:27 UT 300 frames stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%. The North Temperate Zone storm is visible.	Larger Image
May 04, 2011 at 5:20 UT 175 frames stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Imaging Source DBK color camera. Exposure setting: 1/5 sec. Brightness: 100%. Gain 100%. Saturation 51%. The Northern Hemishere storm has grown to cover the entire North Temperate Zone.	Larger Image
May 04, 2011 at 4:24 UT 450 frames stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%. The Northern Hemishere storm has grown to cover the entire North Temperate Zone.	Larger Image
Jan. 29, 2011 at 12:06 UT 150 frames stacked. Seeing was poor (~2 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%. Notice that there is a very large storm in the North Temperate Zone.	Larger Image
May 30, 2010 03:24 UT 750 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 62%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 30, 2010 02:55 UT 350 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 85%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 29, 2010 03:22 UT 750 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Apr. 18, 2010 04:11 UT 800 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 71%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
May 29, 2009 02:17 UT In this image the moons Tethys Rhea, Mimas, Enceladus, and Dione were imaged by taking long exposures (5.8 sec). 20 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very ggod (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Imaging Source DBK color camera. Exposure setting: 5.8 sec. Brightness: 100%. Gain: 100%.	Larger Image
May 29, 2009 02:17 UT Saturn with a storm in the southern hemispher. The storm is the white spot below the red band. 750 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.0". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 62%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
May 22, 2009 02:20 UT 600 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Imaging Source DBK color camera. Angular diameter 18.3". Exposure setting: 1/5 sec. Brightness: 39%. Gain: 100%.	Larger Image
May 22, 2009 02:20 UT 650 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.3". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 60%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
May 10, 2009 03:01 UT 630 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Angular diameter 18.7". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 46%. Gain: 78%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
May 10, 2009 02:26 UT 700 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.7". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 46%. Gain: 60%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
Apr. 11, 2009 04:33 UT 620 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Angular diameter 19.5". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 57%. Gain: 75%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
Apr. 11, 2009 04:02 UT 700 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.5". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 57%. Gain: 51%. Gamma 19%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
Jan. 31, 2009 09:13 UT 400 Frames Stacked. Seeing was poor to good (~2 to 3 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.4". QC 4000 webcam. Exposure setting: 1/5 sec. Brightness: 49%. Gain: 49%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Jan. 22, 2009 09:21 UT 500 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.2". RAW mode modified Philips SPC900NC webcam. Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 78%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 50%.	Larger Image
Apr. 5, 2008 02:49 UT 750 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Angular diameter 19.5". Exposure setting: 1/25 sec. Brightness: 53%. Gain: 54%. Gamma 61%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
March. 11, 2008 05:03 UT 700 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). 5X barlow. Angular diameter 20.0". QC 4000 Pro webcam. Exposure setting: 1/10 sec. Brightness: 49%. Gain: 81%. Gamma 29%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
March. 01, 2008 05:50 UT 250 Frames Stacked. Seeing was poor to good (~2 to 3 out of 5). 5X barlow. Angular diameter 20.1". QC 4000 Pro webcam. Exposure setting: 1/5 sec. Brightness: 49%. Gain: 68%. Gamma 10%. Saturation 96%.	Larger Image

Web Cam Images. The following images were recorded with Philips ToUcam PCVC740.
Apr. 29, 2007 02:28 UT 1400 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.5". 1/25 sec. Brightness: 63%. Gain: 63%. Gamma 10%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Apr. 29, 2007 02:56 UT 750 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (~3 to 4 out of 5). South is down. 5X barlow. Angular diameter 18.5". 1/25 sec. Brightness: 77%. Gain: 70%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Apr. 2, 2007 02:38 UT 1450 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good to excellent (~4 to 5 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.4". 1/25 sec. Brightness: 61%. Gain: 67%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Dec. 24, 2006 09:42 UT 1100 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good to excellent (~4 to 5 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.5". 1/25 sec. Brightness: 50%. Gain: 54%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Apr. 9, 2006 02:57 UT 1500 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good (~4 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.9". 1/25 sec. Brightness: 54%. Gain: 67%. Gamma 3%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Mar. 26, 2006 02:35 UT 1700 Frames Stacked. This is the same image as the other image except that I enhanced the three moons that were visible in the image. Seeing was very good to excellent (~4 to 5 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.4". 1/25 sec. Brightness and gain ~50%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%.	Larger Image
Mar. 26, 2006 02:35 UT 1700 Frames Stacked. Seeing was very good to excellent (~4 to 5 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.4". 1/25 sec. Brightness and gain ~50%. Gamma 0%. Saturation 100%	Larger Image
Apr. 15, 2005 02:32 UT 800 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good (~3 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.3". 1/25 sec. Brightness, saturation and gain ~50%. Gamma 0%.	Larger Image
Mar. 28, 2005 02:15 UT 1000 Frames Stacked. Seeing was good to very good (3-4 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.9".	Larger Image
Mar. 03, 2005 03:02 UT 600 Frames Stacked. Seeing was poor to good (2-3 out of 5). South is down. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.7".	Larger Image

Saturn's Moons
Mar. 03, 2005 02:59 UT 20 - 1 second exposures stacked. Seeing was poor to average (2 to 3 out of 5). SAC7A CCD camera at the prime focus of the 8" SCT. Individual red, green, and blue images were combined to make the color image after stacking the images from each color channel. The negative image on the right has been enlarged 2 times and does a better job of showing the moons. As you can see Saturn had to be overexposed in this image in order to bring out the moons. The visual magnitudes of the moons are as folows: Titan: 8.28, Dione: 10.4, Enceladus: 11.7, Tethys: 10.2, and Rhea: 9.7.
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Web Cam Images. The following images were recorded with Philips ToUcam PCVC740.
Feb. 26, 2005 03:02 UT 1000 Frames Stacked. South is down. Seeing was good to very good (3-4 out of 5). Large scale turbulance caused the "ghost image just to the right of the planet's disk and rings. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 19.9".	Larger Image
Feb. 03, 2005 5:01 UT 1000 Frames Stacked. Another image from 2/3/2005 but processed to give a more natural color. South is down in this image. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 20.4".	Larger Image
Feb. 03, 2005 4:56 UT 1000 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 20.4".	Larger Image
Jan. 25, 2005 750 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 20.6".	Larger Image
Dec. 17, 2004 950 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 20.3".	Larger Image
Dec. 08, 2004 1600 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. Angular diameter 20.1".	Larger Image
Dec. 04, 2004 550 Frames Stacked. 2X barlow. 640x480 mode. Cropped. Angular diameter 20.0".	Larger Image
Mar. 19, 2004 253 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. JMI NGFS focuser. Angular diameter 18.8".	Larger Image
Mar. 15, 2004 441 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. JMI NGFS focuser. Angular diameter 18.9".	Larger Image
Jan. 14, 2004 500 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. 640x480 mode. JMI NGFS focuser. Angular diameter 20.6".	Larger Image
Dec. 20, 2003 400 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 20.6".	Larger Image
Oct. 19, 2003 664 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 19.0".	Larger Image
Oct. 15, 2003 291 Frames Stacked. 5X barlow. Angular diameter 18.9".	Larger Image
Oct. 12, 2003 1000 Frames Stacked. 5X barlow. Angular diameter 18.8".	Larger Image
Oct. 04, 2003 549 Frames Stacked. 3X barlow. Angular diameter 18.5".	Larger Image

Film Camera Images
Mar. 29, 2003 Polaroid ASA 800 film. OM1 35 mm camera. 15 - 1/2 second exposures stacked with Registax. Eyepiece projection using a 6.4 mm eyepiece. Angular diameter 18.0"	Larger Image
Mar. 21, 2003 Polaroid ASA 800 film. OM1 35 mm camera. Single 1/2 second exposure. Eyepiece projection using a 6.4 mm eyepiece. Angular diameter 18.3"	Larger Image