orion25

Beautiful, Kostas. Crisp GRS! Now, get some rest, lol

Reggie

Wonderful images, Kon. You're putting those filters to work! I need to use my CH4 more often.

Regards, Reggie

Great job! Impressive Ganymede

Striking series of shots.🤩

And here it is! I could barely fit in the frame:

Quite a bit larger (closer) than it was in January:

Good catch!

Great Jupiter, Kostas. Uranus is always a delight. Seeing that little blue-green disc in the eyepiece always takes me back to the first I saw it through my Big Mak (180mm). It was an emotional experience, even more so than when I first saw Neptune. Nice work!

22 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Sadly not.

Just noticed you are in Georgia. I was in Savannah a couple of weeks ago. What a stunningly beautiful place.

I'm just up the road in Macon. Savannah is gorgeous; I love River Street and Tybee Island. Did you see the ocean?

18 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Nicely demonstrated 👍🏻

Thanks, Jeremy. Did you have clear skies for the opposition?

Just now, Kon said:

Nice images and comparison Reggie. It was all cloudy for Saturn last night. Maybe tonight.

Thanks, my friend. Sending clear skies your way. I can't wait to see your images!

Imaging and observing on the night of opposition revealed the notable Seeliger effect. The rings of Saturn show significant brightening from the full illumination of the Sun. I included an image from just a week prior "highlighting" the effect. Both images were captured with the ASI 224mc and Orion 180mm Mak-Cass using FireCapture, processed in Registax 6, with post-processing in Photoshop. Identical capture settings were used for both images:

I generally prefer imaging Saturn in the weeks before or after opposition. The Seeliger effect seems to wash out the finer details (at least for me).

Images captured at r.j.s. observatory™

Cheers!

Reggie 🤩

Another winner! Keep 'em coming!

Reggie

4 hours ago, si@nite said:

Great capture & comparative Reggie.

Thanks, Simon. I look forward to getting a striking edge-on image in 2025! 🤩

Nice GRS!

Crackin' images, Simon! I like the softness and texture while still revealing copious detail. Saturn is a cornucopia of colors! The GRS AND a moon/shadow transit can't be beat!

Reggie

Great images, Chris! You can def see the tilt difference. By March 2025, the rings will resemble a line cutting across the planet 🤩

Reggie

Great image, Stuart! Lots of detail; loving the GRS. Brilliant animation

1 hour ago, morimarty said:

Nicely captured Reggie and a good comparison too.

Thanks, my friend! I want to get an image of Saturn when it is fully edge-on in 2025 and make a montage including these two images.

Nice work!

Brilliant, Luke! Nice crescent

Bravo, buddy!

I had a great Friday night with my Big Mak (Orion 180mm Mak-Cass) and I stayed out late enough for Saturn to get good elevation. I did some lucky imaging with the trusty old ASI 224mc and produced the following image:

You can see the more edge-on appearance as compared to this image from 2021:

Saturn is moving toward an edge-on apparition in 2025. Will be most interesting!

Clear skies!
Reggie 🤩

1 hour ago, morimarty said:

Thought I would post these images of Saturn with IR added in the mix. I know it's not every ones cup of tea. I personally dont think it as brought anything new to the table as the Asi290 is already sensitive in IR.

 

 

 

 

The IR seems to add a certain glow to the images and an almost three-dimensional quality. I love them!

Reggie

It's a different way to look at these gas giants, off the beaten path. I was thinking about doing more imaging in methane and IR to bring out details I haven't seen before and just for the pure aesthetics of it.

2 hours ago, RobertI said:

Lovely images Reggie, nicely done. 🙂

Thanks, Robert! I was fortunate to catch Io making a transit (upper right dot on the top band); the shadow had already transited off the limb.