Neptune + Triton on the move in Aquarius

[nytecam]

My pic below shows Neptune plus moon Triton in Aquarius taken a fortnight apart but merged onto a single image  - the camera remained on the scope untouched in the interval !  Feeble Triton at mag 13.5 peeps out from the over-exposed glare of Neptune - I think it's pretty amazing what a backyard scope can capture.

Interestingly Triton was discovered [17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself] by William Lassell on Oct 10th 1946 and uniquely, amoungst the larger solar system moons, has a retrograde [backwards] orbit around a planet quotes Wikipedia    

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice captures. We do not get many images of the ice giants on SGL

[Bennythebrit]

Great pictures. What's scope if you have. ?

[nytecam]

Nice captures. We do not get many images of the ice giants on SGL

Hi - thanks - 30cm Meade SCT as in pic header

[gkec]

Those pesky numbers move on my keyboard as well.  It should read 1846.  Interesting photo.

[WaveSoarer]

Very nice image.

[nytecam]

Those pesky numbers move on my keyboard as well.  It should read 1846.  Interesting photo.

Thanks for correction