Uranus

[Peter_D]

After imaging Mars a few nights ago with my Celestron 6SE, I tried Uranus the night after - my first time observing the planet. The Go-to works so well - I still marvel at this technology! 

It was a thrill seeing a new planet at the eyepiece. The image, while not impressive in detail, really brings home how distant the outer planets are. Apropos, I still have to get Neptune 🙂

First image is original scale, second is 200%

Equipment:

Celestron 6SE, Zwo asi224mc

[orion25]

It was an emotional experience when I first saw Uranus through my 180mm Mak. It definitely didn't look like a star and the subtle blue-green color was apparent. Neptune was a bit less exciting for me because it was a bit dimmer and more challenging to find (no go-to), but it was a beautiful bluish hue. Now, seeing Triton was a blast! Best wishes with Neptune!

Clear skies!

Reggie

Edited February 13, 2021 by orion25
typo

[Stargazer33]

Well caught! Especially in a 6" 'scope. 

If you reduce your region of interest (ROI), you will get a much higher frame rate; which will give you more chances to capture good frames when the atmosphere is steady. It's also less demanding on your computers resources when you process the video, as its not having to do calculations on large areas of just black sky.

Good luck with Neptune. I've still got to get that one too and Mercury. My Venus wasn't very good either! 

[Pete Presland]

Very nice