Saturn at 4300mm fl

[johnh]

SPX350, EQ6, DMK21AF.

Taken with 2xCelestronUltima working at 2.7x.

This is my first proper close up with above average seeing but Saturn does not show much detail.

220/500 frames stacked for each colour channel and sharpened red channel used as luminance to reduce the slight blur.

JohnH.

[Doc]

Not much detail...

Thats pretty awesome shot John. You can see coloured banding and the rings are extremely clear and sharp.

[Glasspusher]

Splendid!

[jgs001]

Excellent

[barkis]

Golly Gosh!, you are a modest chappie..

That's one of the best Saturn shots I've seen this year.

'Tis a most splendid sight sir, with detail aplenty.

Ron.

[beamish]

I have to agree with Ron. Best I've seen this yr too ,by far !!

[JCJC]

Best for me this year as well. Those rings are so sharp.

Jordan

[Parallax]

Nothing wrong with that. Cracking image.

Steve

[neil phillips]

Lovely smooth and sharp, great result John

[Brinders]

Bl**dy brilliant - better than mine of March 10th!

[Sam]

Wow! what a marvelous image. I reckon this is one of the most detailed Saturn images posted in quite a while! well done!!

[johnh]

Thanks guys for comments, just getting used to electronic filter wheel as it saves time and works a treat. Above average seeing helps but I did not take enough subs so I will try to get more next time.

I tried a colour reprocess to get a better effect. Thanks JohnH.

[Tim]

That is a brilliant image! Even a hint of the division in the rings, thats the last we'll see of that for a while. Certainly for me the best Saturn of 2009, and given that opposition has been and gone now, could well be true for the whole year!

I prefer the first image I think, as the colours look more natural, but perhaps a blend of the two images would work well?

Thanks for posting, enjoyed that one.

TJ

[G4YVM]

Seems top hole to mee old bean. looks like I have a new screen saver!

david

[philsail1]

Yes, as "TJ" says "even a hint of division in the rings."

As the rings are so edge on at present, that is a VERY good image indeed John.

regards,

philsail1

[afm038]

What a super image.

I agree with other posters that it's probably the best one posted for some time.

Andy

[Stephen Green]

I think both images are brilliant John, like the others the best I have seen this year

Stephen

[Psychobilly]

Stunning iamges John,

Billy...

[dweller25]

Wow

[rawhead]

That is absolutely stunning.

Thanks for posting.

[RobH]

Fantastic image John, amazingly delicate and tight.

I was using my TMB visually for the first time that night, and could just make out the division during moments of very still seeing. This image will always remind me of that

Cheers

Rob