Jupiter and Saturn 22/09/21 (First attempts)

[Andypeck101]

Hello all.

I recently got back into astornomy after a long ish hiatus. And with a new scope (Nextstar Evo 6) came a new planetary imaging camera (ZWO ASI 224mc) and I finally got the chance this Wednesday past to have a go.

 

After a bit of a faff sorting out alignment and tracking, things went well. I only had a short window to capture any footage, butthankfully the sky was clear, although seeing was terrible.

 

Anyway I've just now had a first run through processing the footage and the results are not bad (I think) for a first attempt. I did use @MarkRadice youtube tutorial on processing Jupiter which I think has probably helped. So much more to learn but so excited to get better!

 

Anyway, images. We have Jupiter with Ganymede and Io (left and right hand sides respectively) and Saturn with a hint of Cassini division.

 

I think this lays a promising foundation, if and when I get some better seeing.

 

 

Edited September 25, 2021 by Andypeck101

[Pete Presland]

Nicely captured, some decent details visible there.

[MarkRadice]

Nice pictures - I wish my first images looked that good! Keep them coming (when it stops raining!) and shout if you have any questions. 

[orion25]

Cheers to your first images! I have greatly enjoyed my ASI 224mc and the planetary work I've been able to achieve. Keep up the good work!

Regards, Reggie🚀

[Andypeck101]

Thanks chaps. I think the next step is to try it with a barlow and see if that makes a difference to image size.