Uranus
“The ice giant Uranus as a small, featureless teal-green disk.”
At over 2.8 billion kilometers away, Uranus resolves as little more than a small, softly glowing teal-green disk even at high magnification — its faint cloud bands and rings lie well beyond the reach of amateur equipment. The distinct color comes from methane in its atmosphere absorbing red sunlight while reflecting blue-green.
Captured as RGB video sequences, derotated in WinJUPOS, stacked in AutoStakkert!3, and processed in PixInsight.
Total Exposure
~3 min video, derotated with WinJUPOS
Focal Length
4000mm
Integration
| Filter | Subs |
|---|---|
| R | 1 video (~3 min total (derotated)) |
| G | 1 video (~3 min total (derotated)) |
| B | 1 video (~3 min total (derotated)) |
Locations
San Giuliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy
Bortle Class 7 • 2024-12-16