Jupiter & Saturn (21/10/2023 & 22/10/2023)

[rob_r]

A few captures from last weekend (21st & 22nd Oct 2023) from Beadnell Harbour, Northumberland during the half-term break. Always good to get away to darker and better-quality (Bortle 3) skies. Clear skies opened up after Storm Badet ripped through the East Coast on Friday night. The journey over the Pennines was a bit fraught!

Taking the portable setup of my SW SkyMax127 & ASI227MC with the AZ-GTi mount, I managed a few pleasing captures of both Jupiter and Saturn (including Europa, Io, Ganymede and I think with Saturn, Triton). Unfortunately, no further opportunities have afforded themselves during the rest of the week so far.

• 60s x 5 AVIs via ASICap
• Best 40% frames stacked
• Registax 6 wavelet sharpened
• Final levels/curve adjustments in Photoshop.

Thanks for looking. As ever, feedback is welcome!

[MartianHill]

Small but perfectly formed 🙂👍

[Pete Presland]

Very nicely captured