Secret Still Observatory

'Sometimes the night's sky weeps, with the stars as its tears' - John Trudell

Mark

2 minute read

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC RGB 18 X 120s (36m)
    * OSC NB 156 X 300s (780m)
    * Total: 13h00m
    
    Integration time target
    * Target: 12 hours
    * Progress: 108%

The imaging is finished for now. The data is excellent and deserves to be experimented with in processing. The RGB stars also need to be implemented.

Moon Saturn Occultation

Occultation on 21st Aug 2024 at 4am

Mark

1 minute read

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.

Mark

1 minute read

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 63 X 120s (126m)
    * Total: 2h06m

Seeing index: OK (3)
Jet stream: Good (7 m/s)
Transparency: Average (3)

Mark

2 minute read

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 54 X 120s (108m)
    * Total: 1h48m

Seeing index: OK (3)
Jet stream: OK (12 m/s)
Transparency: Good (4)
Moon: 92%

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