The Dutch Observatory

Tonight’s forecast was better in stability and transparency. So had to give Saturn another try before the weather would turn again.  The image taken just before midnight February 6, local time, shows a little more banding because of the increase in stability as well as transparency.

Well, January was shot for observations with the CPC because of a defective AZ motor.  The replacement motor sent was an ALT motor with cables which were too short to be used for RA.  So in the first week of February I got the correct stuff.  Saturn rose nice and around midnight I made a few images.  The stability and seeing started out being relative nice, but detoriated as the imaging went on.  And because the 23 degrees F.  made me wonder what I was doing out there. So I went back inside, instead of waiting for it to clear up again and try for more…..