Saturn 2003/2/22

The above image is full Nikon Coolpix 990 camera resolution, image processed and cropped from 2048 x 1536 to 150 x 90 pixels.

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
DSCN8944.JPG to DSCN9175.JPG, 160 images stacked out of the 232 images taken
CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/8sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : STANDARD
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.02.22 18:44 to 19:06
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Imaging Equipment

Telescope: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled to the eyepice
Eyepiece: ScopeTronix, Inc. STWA18 Wide Angle 18mm Eyepiece/Adapter
Focuser: JMI NGF-S Motofocus with DRO (Digital Read Out)
Telescope Mount: Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive on Celestron vibration suppression pads

Imaging Processing

Image processing software: Irfan Skiljan IrfanView Version 3.80, batch crop to 400 x 300
Image processing software: Cor Berrevoets Registax Version 1.1, align, select, stack and process
Image processing software: JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 7.04, unsharp mask, noise reduce, and final crop

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