Saturn 8th July

[neil phillips]

Same stats as Jupiter

Seeing was trying to calm. Then would go off again.

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Edited July 8, 2022 by neil phillips

[Kon]

I love how the bands with the different colours are coming through.

[morimarty]

Thats a lovely image of Saturn Neil. As Kon say's the colours in the bands are really striking especially as the seeing was yo - yo - ing.

[si@nite]

A very respectable Saturn there Neil some lovely detail in the banding & full marks for getting out there at such a foolish hour 😄.

[neil phillips]

1 hour ago, morimarty said:

Thats a lovely image of Saturn Neil. As Kon say's the colours in the bands are really striking especially as the seeing was yo - yo - ing.

Hi Martyn Finding it hard this year. But I seem to remember finding it hard last year. Without excellent seeing it just wasn't happening. I just hope there hasnt been some factory or some such switched on at lowestoft docks. Jupiter in a different area seems to be fairing better ?

[neil phillips]

15 minutes ago, si@nite said:

A very respectable Saturn there Neil some lovely detail in the banding & full marks for getting out there at such a foolish hour 😄.

Thanks Simon my life is odd, I sleep at odd times. Still not going out due to health issues. Its getting me good excercise setting up.

[neil phillips]

2 hours ago, Kon said:

I love how the bands with the different colours are coming through.

I have always loved the colours on the bands too cheers Kon

[Pete Presland]

Its tough down at below 20 degrees. The seeing for me is always somewhere between awful and reasonable, for planetary and Solar imaging.  If i think about the last 5 years, there has not been many times when i have popped the camera in and thought wow!

But if you if you told me in 2009 i would be producing pretty decent images of the planets and close ups of Sunspots, i would have well impressed to be honest.

[neil phillips]

35 minutes ago, Pete Presland said:

Its tough down at below 20 degrees. The seeing for me is always somewhere between awful and reasonable, for planetary and Solar imaging.  If i think about the last 5 years, there has not been many times when i have popped the camera in and thought wow!

But if you if you told me in 2009 i would be producing pretty decent images of the planets and close ups of Sunspots, i would have well impressed to be honest.

I know what you mean. I think my brain remembers those good nights. And blocks out the bad. And yes you have done well over the years Pete 

[Pete Presland]

15 hours ago, neil phillips said:

I know what you mean. I think my brain remembers those good nights. And blocks out the bad. And yes you have done well over the years Pete 

Inspired by your recent efforts Neil, i made the effort this morning at 02.30. The seeing seemed reasonable i guess, for low altitude targets.  The files are "cooking" in AS3 as i type, first thoughts......nothing to shout about 🙂 Good to be back out there though.

[neil phillips]

2 hours ago, Pete Presland said:

Inspired by your recent efforts Neil, i made the effort this morning at 02.30. The seeing seemed reasonable i guess, for low altitude targets.  The files are "cooking" in AS3 as i type, first thoughts......nothing to shout about 🙂 Good to be back out there though.

Sounds good Pete. look forward to seeing them. Glad you enjoyed getting out there