Observation 9/13/2026

Richard P. Hill

Present: Tyler Guldberg

9/13/2026

• Weather Conditions

  • 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit

  • No precipitation

  • clear sky

  • dry

• Equipment

  • Celestron AVX Mount

  • Celestron C11 SCT

  • ZWO 120mm Finder Scope

  • ZWO ASI120MINI

  • ZWO ASI715MC

  • Celestron f6.3 Reducer Corrector

  • SvBony UV / IR Cut Filter 1.25"

  • SeeStar S50

• Software

  • Celestron CPWI

  • ASCOM Device Hub

  • PHD2

  • Stellarium

  • Sharpcap

  • Auto Stakkert

The pictures of Saturn turned out quite similar to the previous night, still blurry. I was hoping the UV/IR cut filter would be a little magical fix, but anyway. My next plan going forward will be attempting to image Saturn when it is higher in the sky (less atmosphere to cut through), a calmer atmospheric night with less turbulence, and possibly buying a focuser for the Celestron telescope. This last one is important as I can only focus so well before I cannot discern a difference. Let me tell you, if the scope isn't focused really, really well, even if it looks good when imaging, it will not be enough once actually doing post-processing. 

After I was done working with the large Schmidt-Cassegrain, I aligned my SeeStar S50 to the Celestial Sphere and set it up to do four different imaging runs over the entire night. I don't really have much more information to add besides the fact that it worked very well!!!

Please email me at rickyhillzero@gmail.com if you are interested in these photos. There are many more than is usually shown per report.