My first Saturn!

[Ganymede12]

Despite being low on the horizon and not close to a near-full moon, I have my first successful image of a planet! 

Taken 11/06/14, Skyliner 200p dobsonian, Phillips SPC 880 flashed to 900. Manual tracking. Run through Pipp and Registax6. 

I'm quite pleased with this but I hope to do better next time!

[simmo39]

Nice capture.

[Helen]

That is excellent Ant!  You should be really proud of that

Helen

[Ganymede12]

I'm over the moon with it  I can't wait to see what my set-up will do under more favourable conditions! 

[DirkSteele]

You manually tracked that?  Well done, excellent result.

[Sandraj]

Well done, excellent result.

[scorpio1948]

Hi Dec, Oops !,  forgot its the other one  

Hi Ant

Thats 100% better than my first Saturn, or any of my Saturns come to think of it.

I'll be using you as a role model 

Looks brilliant

Cheers

Pete.

[valleyman]

Well done Ant, can't believe you did that manually

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice first capture

[Pete Presland]

congrats on your first of many captures! it has come out very nicely.

[Ganymede12]

Thanks a lot! To be honest  this isn't exactly my first attempt at Saturn.    It's just the first that's any good. 

My true first attempt was this: 

This was using a digital camera and an afocal support. I abandoned photographing planets like this though because the camera switched itself off in the cold if I tried to zoom in! 

What surprised me with my (much better) Saturn was the fact that I  captured the Cassini division, despite It being barely visible in the E.P at the time. 

[Alan]

Great first shot Ant especially at this low altitude and without tracking 

[stevetynant]

Brilliant Ant,well done

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