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Uranus

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After several weeks of a bad weather, the last night i am able to found good seeing conditions. The North Polar region results to be quite bright. The bright pole extends up to - 45°N. No relevant atmospheric activity in its upper layer clouds has been observed. Currently the Ice Giant planet is located about 19.7AU (2.95 bilion km) from the Earth.The false color image is only for aesthetic reasons.Setup: C14 EDGE HD, Fornax52 mount, ASI 290MM, Barlow Zeiss, Baader R+IR610nm.Below some Planet data:Solar Longitude Ls: 44°Declination of Earth De: +52.3°Diameter: 3.6 arc sec Agerola-Amalfitan Coast-Italy

Copyright: Luigi Morrone

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September 2021, 2021 Jason Matter September 2021, 2021 Jason Matter

planetary tour

Grand tour of the outer planets from my backyard. Shot over the last 12 months with the fabulous Astro Physics 10" f/14.5 Mak-cass telescope and the QHY5III-462C color cmos camera. 37 degrees N. 100 ft el. Seeing can be very good at times.

Copyright: John Gleason

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2021, June 2021 Jason Matter 2021, June 2021 Jason Matter

Solar System 2020

This is a collage of solar system objects Left to right: Mercury, Venus(in a very thin crescent phase), International Space Station, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Wanning gibbous Moon on the top(19-panel mosaic), and Sun at the bottom(4-panel mosaic) all Captured in 2020 using Different equipment.
Equipment:
Telescopes: GSO 16" Dob on EQ platform, EdgeHD11", Esprit 80mmAPO
Cameras: ZWO462MC, ZWO 290MC, ZWO1600mmpro.
Accessories: ZWO UV/IR Cut filter, IR 685nm filter, ZWO ADC, Daystar quark Chromosphere, Tilt adaptor.
Software: Autostakkert!3, Registax, Photoshop
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Date: Jan - Dec 2020

Copyright: Prabhu S Kutti

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2021, January 2021 Jason Matter 2021, January 2021 Jason Matter

Solar System

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Records of the Solar System that I performed in 2020With the exception of the Moon and Mars (as they would be too small), the other objects in the image are (approximately) proportional to their actual size.Sky-Watcher 203mm F/5 EQ5 reflector with Onstep, ASI 290MC, UV/IR Cut filter, Barlow Tele Vue 3x (Planets), Thousand Oaks Solar Filter (Sun).



Copyright: Maicon Lopes Nunes

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