Sky this Week

Saturn will be at opposition on Feb 24 so now is a good time to photograph the ringed planet. Image below taken last night just after 11 pm.

Sky was clear, turbulence varied between 5 and 6/10, transparency was fair (inversion), temperature around 24°F, location was Gary’s observatory near Niwot, CO using Pete’s scope, a Celestron C11, F6.3 focal reducer, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and DMK 21AF04.AS video camera 1/30 sec shutter, 30fps.