Saturn 03-05-07 Good seeing

[Nick Smith]

Hi Guys

Seeing was pretty good last night, but the window between it getting dark and Saturn sinking into the murk is getting very short now.

Regards

Nick

[GazOC]

Stunning!

[Rob]

Mate, thats a lovely image, thanks for sharing.

[Astroman]

Check out the edge of the planet visible through the Cassini division! And the crepe ring passing in front. Very nice indeed.

[ianmwatson]

Nick, Would you share some info on the equipment and settings you used to achieve this fine image please.

[geppetto]

Excellent 8)

A treat for the eyes

[Nick Smith]

Nick, Would you share some info on the equipment and settings you used to achieve this fine image please.

Sorry Ian

I've posted a few images on here and I thought most people knew my set up.

The scope is a C11 and the camera is a Lumenera Infinity 2-1 microscopy camera. Works pretty well in low light conditions, but is definitely more of a lunar/solar cam than a planets cam.

Regards

Nick

[anthony]

Absolutely stunning. A great image, well done to you. Really pleasing to see images like that being posted.

10/10

Anthony

[ianmwatson]

Nick, did you use any filters for that image? UV/IR etc.

[Nick Smith]

The Infinity 2-1 is a monochrome camera. The image was a LRGB composite using the red channel as the luminance. You can see what the red, green and blue images look like below.

[barkis]

Top Notch stuff as ever Nick. These images give me a boost every time. Superb result.

Ron.

[ianmwatson]

Thanks for taking the time to answer. Interesting stuff.

[Cloudgazer]

Thats another lovely Saturn Nick..

Scott

[MikeD]

Fantastic image mate, sharp, clean and natural.

[iantobach]

fantastic sharp image- gives me something to strive for! well done

[dazza1639]

Amazing! great Saturn catch.

Darren