First Saturn & Mars

[bigal1]

Hi all , managed to take my first pics of Saturn and Mars a few nights ago . I was using a Skywatcher 127 mak , 2x barlow and a toucam pro2 but was having a hard time getting focus and wondered if this was because i was not using an Ir filter ( have 1 on order ) plus i think maybe the skywatcher barlow that came with my scope might not be the best , any comments/suggestions most welcome thanks .

[Kokatha man]

Good start mate with that aperture.....Mars is a difficult target for any imager/scope now with its size, distance etc, so to get anything at all on it is quite an achievement!

Focus would've been quite daunting for you on it so doubly good.....it'll soon start to become easier as you get a few imaging sessions uder your belt - and good seeing is a very prime requisite for planetary imaging!

[Space Cowboy]

Brilliant first effort! IR filter will make a very subtle difference. What Gamma and Gain setting did you use the Saturn image is slightly over exposed.

[bigal1]

I think the gamma was quite low but the gain was too high , i've had another imagining session since and think things are improving slowley , still got bad fuzzy focus so with a bit of luck that will be sorted once i add a uv/ir filter to the webcam .

[AztecastroMcJ]

agree with above great effort

nice scope 2 lol

Saturn is very difficult esp with our small aperture scope

just wait till u try Jupiter

James