Saturn pics

[phoenix]

Has anyone taken any pics of saturn lately that they would like to share ? What type of telescope and camera you used to take the pics ?






Cheers Jason :pipethinker:

[Radar]

I have some pics of saturn mate. From ages ago when I was first learning Astrophotography. Saturn is a good practice target.

Saturn is done on film. I have more which I need to scan. I'll scan them soon.

Jupiter is webcam. House is film.

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[Noel Carboni]

Hi Jason,

Here's my latest and best (though not too recent) Saturn image. It's from a little over a year ago. I need to get out and shoot some more, as the rings are now on much less of an angle.

I photographed this through my 10" LX200 GPS UHTC telescope with TeleVue Powermate 2x FL doubler, and the inexpensive Meade LPI imager that came with the scope.

http://ccarboni.home.att.net/Saturn_and_Satellites_2_6_2006.jpg

Seeing was particularly good, and though I acquired the exposures with the Meade software, I stacked the luminance and sharpened with Wavelet processing in Registax, added the color info from the Meade stack, then used my own fractal sharpening tools to finish the sharpening. I combined two different levels of exposure stretching in Photoshop to allow me to show the satellites and the planet in one image.

-Noel

[phoenix]

Hey ray
Those photos are awesome !
With the lightening how do you set your camera up to catch the lightening shot ? :hmm:


Hey noel
What can i say about that saturn pic, MAGNIFICENT. :welldone:
Its like i can reach out and touch it.




Cheers Jason :pipethinker:

[Dusty]

Hi Jason,

Here's my latest and best (though not too recent) Saturn image. It's from a little over a year ago. I need to get out and shoot some more, as the rings are now on much less of an angle.
-Noel

A magnificent image Noel, very sharp and colours are fantastic.

Well done.

:thumbsupmate:

[Radar]

Thanks Jase.

With the lightning I put my camera on a tripod, use a cable release and hold the shutter open for about 30 seconds. Sometimes you can hold the shutter open for longer, but because there are streetlights nearby where this photo was taken, 30 seconds was about the only time I could use without the picture looking overexposed.

Noel, that is a great photo of Saturn mate. That is most certainly POTD material.

[Mick]

Awesome images fellas. :welldone:

[Draig]

:welldone:

Excellent Photos.

Ray and Noel both showing some more excellent images and being modest about them as well.

Well Done gentlemen. If i wore a hat I would take it off to you. You both have insired me to try my hand at this as well (that is when I can afford to by the gear :Chessy_Smile: )

:ta_clap5:

Cheers Colin

[beren]

great picks :thumbsupmate: .......Noel thats one of the best image images of saturn ive seen and its with a LPI :welldone: using the LPI is alot of fun