my saturn pic

[darkmyth]

i took this less than 1 sec single shot with a canon 1000d and a celestron super c8 plus on July 15 in Plano Tx. Hope you like

[kidlands]

I have no idea about the complexities of imaging but to my eyes its a great shot, keep up the good work.

It will be nice when Saturns rings open up again.

[darkmyth]

i know i cant wait for that to happen

[Mick UK]

darkmyth, what you should try next time you image Saturn and jupiter (having seen the jupiter images you have posted on here as well) is to lower your ISO setting to 100 and adjust your exposure time to around 300 or 400th of a second and check how it comes out, also set yourwhite balance to "sunny day"

Jupiter and Saturn are VERY bright to photograph and you need to adjust your camera the opposite to what you would if you were shooting galaxies/nebula/starfields etc...notice how you can see all the stars in your image...you should'nt have any when your camera is set at the right settings.

your focus on Saturn isnt to bad at all so your heading in the right direction:)

Practice makes perfect!

ps..they look a lot better than my first attempts at these planets did!!

[lightorb]

saturn is a lovely planet any image is a plesure to see

[ColB]

Keep up the good work darkmyth, thats better than any image i've managed!

[darkmyth]

thank you for the tips mick uk ill use it tonight