My first night with the new telescope and camera, I captured Uranus with 3 of its moons the day before its opposition. Clear filter at f10. Single 5-second exposure. Time not recorded. | Uranus Details: | | Night of: | Saturday August 23, 2003 | Site: | Ladera Ranch | Local Time: | 11:59 PM | Aug 23, 2003 | Altitude: | 0° | | Distance: | 1,768,023,000 miles | Magnitude: | +5.71 mV | Diameter: | 3.71 arcsec | Tilt: | -17.3° SP | Phase Angle: | 0.05° | Illumination: | 100% |
| | Camera Settings: | | Telescope: | 9.25-SCT | Camera: | SBIG ST237A | f/ratio: | f/10 | Pixel Scale: | 0.717 arcsec | Gain: | 0 | Exposure: | 5 sec | Video Length: | ? | Frames: | | Stacked: | 1 |
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