Saturn 17.09.20

[Peter_D]

Here's Saturn from last evening. I had scanned the twilight sky with binoculars and captured it just as it was getting dark.

Equipment:

Meade 2080 SCT, Canon 60D EOS, unpowered Vixen GP mount.

No barlow used. 7000 frames, best 20% used.

Edited October 18, 2020 by Peter_D

[KevinPSJ]

Nice image. I was observing visually around the same time last night from UK with my son. We both commented on how clear was the shadow falling across the rings behind Saturn . Your photo brings that out really well. That bright cloud band just south of the equator was not so clear in my 150mm reflector but it looks magnificent in your image.  Just wish Saturn was 20 degrees higher in the sky!

I'm stuck with an old Nikon DSLR so can't do planetary imaging at the moment - saving up for an ASI 290MC in October so hoping I can catch great images like this next month! 

[MarkAR]

Nice shot.