Excited!

[Andyfx]

Just received my SPC880/900 today and have everything crossed for clear skies tonight and another bash at imaging Saturn lol!

[RogerTheDodger]

Good luck!

[Horus]

Its usually the Kiss of Death LOL

[Andyfx]

Lol yea you're right about that, blimin clouds grrrrr!

[caerus_sam]

I think they're set in, Andy. Basildon is covered in the fluffy stuff.!

[Andyfx]

I'm trying not to look ***closes eyes***

[Viv]

Nice one Andy.

What software are you using to capture ?

It seems to be getting a bit lighter over this way, still a but white though ........

[Andyfx]

Hi scarlett! I'm using Sharpcap to capture and Registax to umm stack lol. I had a beautiful clear sky last night so went out about 10.30 when Saturn was high and tried the Philips SPC880/900 and must say I was quite disappointed with the results. I had a x2 barlow lens in the nose piece and slid the camera into an additional x2.5 barlow to achieve a reasonable size but still cant see any detail particularly and the webcam doesnt seem any better than the cmos one I had previously converted, maybe slightly worse actually....

Does anyone have any tips at all or is it a combination of smallish scope + light pollution (am in town)?

I have attached 2 pics, one from each cam. One on the left is the cmos cam.

[Viv]

Andy - that is not bad at all especially for a first go with the webcam (I assume you captured as AVI) ?

Am sure someone will pop in & advise, but I think you may have the same challenges as me - finding the right setting for this, to get the best from it.

[Andyfx]

Thanks and yes I'm fiddling with settings, barlows etc to see what works best, does anyone know if an IR filter will help? I'm starting to suspect that it might simply be limitations of my scope as my collimation is spot on and star tested etc.

Help please image gurus!

[RogerTheDodger]

IR filter does help

[smudgeball]

Hey Andy

Don't be hard on yourself for a first effort.

Those images are ok and you'll improve and post back with even better.

You should see some of mine

Neil

[tom33pr]

I gave it a shot last Sunday.

That was my first attempt at Saturn and I used:

- flashed SPC880

- Registax

- SW 130p

- TeleVue X2

Far from perfect, but I'm pleased nonetheless.

Good luck

saturn.bmp

[Andyfx]

Looks good Tom, I think your extra aperture must help quite a bit.

[tom33pr]

Thanks and I'm sure you can get better shots with your SkyHawk...

The view through the scope was sharper. The webcam didn't manage to resolve Titan and Rhea