Next step in imaging Saturn using a small refractor

[Lee_P]

Thanks to the excellent advice given to me on this Forum, I’m having great fun trying to image Saturn with my 102mm refractor and Nikon D90. My first attempt was a result of stacking photos, and then try #2 was using eyepiece projection at 8mm to record a video that I edited in PIPP, Registax, and Photoshop to produce a much brighter picture.

I’m observing from a city and so the light pollution is horrendous and seeing has been awful, so I’m happy with these results so far. I wonder, can anyone suggest what the next technique to try should be? Should I be delving into dark frames and the like? I'd rather not shell out more cash on equipment until I'm getting the most from what I have. Any tips gratefully received.

I’d also be very interested to see results obtained by other people using similar equipment.

Thanks for your time,

 

-          Lee

[Davey-T]

Have a look at this thread using Canon but still relevant.

Dave

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/208610-planetary-imaging-with-dslr-video-mode/