Integration time (running total):
* L 81 X 180s (252m)
* R 73 X 180s (219m)
* G 75 X 180s (225m)
* B 72 X 180s (216m)
* Ha 73 X 300s (365m)
* Total: 21h17m
Integration time target
* Target: 28 hours
* L 100 X 180s (300m)
* R 100 X 180s (300m)
* G 100 X 180s (300m)
* B 100 X 180s (300m)
* Ha 100 X 300 (500m)
* Progress: 76%
7th January 2025
Integration time:
* L 15 X 180s (45m)
* R 13 X 180s (39m)
* B 12 X 180s (36m)
* G…
The second aurora in 2024, just visible to the naked eye.
Mark
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This image was taken at 00:14 BST. The aurora was visible intermittently between 8pm and 2am. Faint pink and green hues were visible to the naked eye. Cameras revealed much more. In less light-polluted areas the colours were much more vivid.
Integration time (running total):
* L 26 X 180s (78m)
* R 27 X 180s (81m)
* G 25 X 180s (75m)
* B 24 X 180s (72m)
* Total: 5h02m
Integration time target
* Target: 6 hours
* Progress: 85%
Saturn disappeared at 04h27 and reappeared at 05h20 BST. Amazingly the blanket of thin swirling cloud lifted 10 minutes before the point of ingress. The night was very windy however and the atmosphere was extremely wobbly precluding any chance of capturing surface details on Saturn. The difference in brightness between Saturn and the Moon necessitated creating a composite image to show both bodies visually.