August 30, 2021: First Saturn and second Jupiter of the season

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Managed to get the scope out to a dark spot outside of town, where the southern horizon is a lot clearer than from my garden, so I could have a go at the gas giants. Seeing wasn't too bad, but the low altitude made life hard. Aimed at Saturn first, then went to Jupiter, and returned to Saturn to check if seeing was a bit better. First image taken at unit gain with shorter exposures, second with slightly longer exposures. Each image is a stack of 2,000 out of 10,000, stacked with AS!3, sharpened in Registax.

Finally Jupiter, with the GRS about to turn away

All images taken with my Celestron C8, Siebert Optics 1.3x tele-centric Barlow, and ASI183MC camera

[Pete Presland]

Very nicely captured Michael, tough targets down at a low altitude. Jupiter is a little better this year in he UK for us, Saturn still very low though.

[neil phillips]

Some good detail coming through Michael 

[U Cyg]

Nicely captured

Angie