First Saturn

[pixueto]

This is my first Saturn. I'd love to hear your comments on that.

Many thanks

SaturnFirstAttempt3TalBarlow.bmp

[Craig20264]

Great image.

Be good to know what set up you used?

[pixueto]

Great image.

Be good to know what set up you used?

Thank you for your comments, I used a SW200P reflector on an EQ5 with dual axis motor. Also a Tal3X barlow and Philips SPC 880. Sharpcap and Registax software. about 2000 frames and 300 stack.

[riklaunim]

300 is quite low ammount of frames.

[Clayton]

Not too bad

I hope you don't mind me playing:confused:

RGB align and a touch of sharpening in CS3

[KE400]

A nice image, better than anything I managed last year so well done.

[pixueto]

Please feel free to play around with the picture if you want to. I did use a RGB align but I was getting a strange hue around the rings. Don’t you think the image is out of focus? I ordered a Bahtinov mask. Is it any good with planets?

[riklaunim]

blue-red colors on the top/bottom edges are due to atmoshperic dispersion. As Saturn is low this can't be avoided (unless you have a dispersion corrector which isn't cheap - or a mono camera that can limit the dispersion effect).

Bahtinv mask focusing on planets isn't as effective as on stars for DS imaging. The best thing is to slowly focus looking at the screen display.

[Freddie]

Use the Bahtinov mask to focus on a near by star and then move onto planet. You will then have perfect focus.

[riklaunim]

Use the Bahtinov mask to focus on a near by star and then move onto planet. You will then have perfect focus.

It can work, but not always in 100%.

[Clayton]

Don’t you think the image is out of focus? I ordered a Bahtinov mask. Is it any good with planets?

Best to get your eye trained IMHO

Much quicker, easier, and with a bit of practise better I believe:eek: