Saturn, 07/08/2016

[GuLinux]

Hi,

This is my first attempt at RGB compositing.

Saturn was already very low (21:38, 16° over the horizon), but I didn't want to miss my last chance to test my new rack

Telescope: Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT (Maksutov-Cassegrain), focal length: 1500 (no barlows).

Camera: ZWO ASI 178MM mono.

ZWO RGB filters.

Seeing was average/bad, not that I was expecting anything great at that low altittude..

Edited August 8, 2016 by GuLinux
seeing details

[laudropb]

Very nice image given the conditions.

[GuLinux]

I just tried reprocessing the image using ImPPG from @GreatAttractorinstead of registax: I have to say, in this particular case it really did a great job!

Here's the reprocessed image, and my blog post about the shooting

 

 

Edited August 21, 2016 by GuLinux

[mikeskor]

A fine image with some really good detail.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice one!