Awful Saturn

[OXO]

Here's Saturn from tonight, not happy with the image at all the seeing was awful though and maybe the collimation isnt sorted yet?

The toucam is showing lines whilst processing too

1000 Frames stacked in Registax

James

[OXO]

Heres one at Prime Focus

[radioactive]

Its loads better than mine James

I imagine you did finish it in photoshop like

[MartinB]

James, I'm dead chuffed you were having problems as well. Don't mean anything unkind by that it's just that I was having problems producing a good image and it's nice to know it wasn't just me. I recollimated the scope very carefully on Wednesday night but couldn't recheck it last night cos the seeing was so bad. Will post my image tonight for comparison.

Martin

[moondog]

Hi Guys

I had similar problems with Saturn last night.

Seeing pretty poor. I initially suspected either inadequate scope cool down or collimation.

The scope was cool ( to say the least! ) and the collimation was fine.

Image at 150x and 200x not brilliant, Cassini division OK, but hardly a suspicion of a smudge on Saturn itself

Moondog

[Rob]

I think its great James!!... Russ & I were last night, picys to follow (yes I went out!) :shock:

[russ]

Hi James,

I think the atmosphere was to blame last night. Rob and I were out with all the scopes. We found 200x to be the absolute limit but the best view was 150x.

I think you still got a good image considering the sky. Cassini and the bands are nicely visible.

Plus it always takes a couple of nights to get used to a new scope.

Nice one

Russ

[Carl]

Well done James.

That`s more then what I`ve seen of Saturn 

The prime focus one i reckon looks alot better than the first one.

keep imaging

congrats

[OXO]

Thanks Guys n Girls,

Feel a bit better about the image after reading about everyone else's problems with seeing maybe the scope isnt far off collimation after all Mmmmmm. Saturn looked quite nice with the 40mm ep so like Russ it was best view at low magnifcation last night.

James

[CELESCOPE]

Hi James , the collimation looks to be ok , but it looks like you have my virus ehehhehehe cant get a good go at Saturn , in fact i have given up with it now heheheheh , i shall leave it to u guys ,

Cheers

Rog

[OXO]

[GazOC]

Got the colour out if in the end then mate!!

Whats the "scraping" across the top of the planet?

[OXO]

My webcam is causeing the problem Gaz being a pain in the Bottom! lol

James

[GazOC]

Needs a kick eh?

[OXO]

Overhead into the Bin at the moment pile of poo! May try soemthing with it later if its cloudy. The thing is when putting the Gain levels up it gets scanlines over the images this maybe interferance from the lead Mmmmmmm Betty.