A few Saturn images , 2nd april Skymax 127 mak

[bigal1]

Hi all conditions have been bad here since my last Saturn images but saturday night the 2nd april was good enough to get out and do a bit , there was no cloud but quite a bit of atmosphere wobble going on which effected the image quality , thought i'd post all the same . Equipment used was the Skymax 127 mak scope and an spc900nc webcam attached to a 2x barlow lense and an extension tube all slotted into a diagonal , stacked result was around 2500 frames also used the new registax 6 on this image .

Regards Alan

[AztecastroMcJ]

Nice work and collection there Alan

interesting 1st redder versions shows poss fainter storm area (not brightest area)

much better and appear bit sharper than last 2

i like 2nd last one for colour the best,

but they all very decent results

thx for posting

cheers James

[Cloudwatcher]

Great little scope,the 127 mak.....turned up trumps again.

Like the selection of colour choices.

[Nibor]

Very reassuring to see these great photos were taken with the SW Mak 127 - Iv'e just started in astronomy and after much research plumped for the Mak - I am pleased to have made the choice as it seems to be a good all round scope!

Perhaps astro imaging could be an interest once I get further into the interest!!

[Space Cowboy]

Super images again Alan! Certainly better than I got from the unstable conditions last night.

[jayjt29]

Great images well done

[Spikey]

Great images Al. Consistently good.

You're making it look easy but I know how tricky it is to produce images like that, well done.

[neil phillips]

Stuart it was unstable here too. ( again 2nd night ) Nice results Al, Dont like bright sky background, but cassini looks finer less processed in the last two. So prefer them. Image analyzer can darken background, just go to colour mapper and drop the blacks section.

[Stargazing_Cliff]

Pretty cool pics of saturn.

[Kokatha man]

Echo the comments of others Alan - those little maks of your's and Jame's seem to punch above their weight imho!

I also prefer the last 2 images from a colour aspect.

[bigal1]

Thanks all for the comments really appreciate the feedback

[Revs]

Very nice result indeed.

I spent an hour trying to get good focus on Saturn on Saturday before I realised the objective lens was almost dripping D'oh! should'a used the heaters.

[smudgeball]

Are you sure that's a 127 Mak ?

I think they've sold you something bigger as those are really impressive.

Look forward to seeing some more.

Neil

[beamish]

Just great !! love 2, 4 & 5

[Clayton]

Fantastic result Alan.

I too love the detail in the first 3 but prefer the colour of 4

[smerral]

Well done Alan - same equipment as me but I have yet to reach your standard - just shows what can be done with skill and persistance!

[nightfisher]

really good saturn, starting to think i might get a skymax 127

[Zakalwe]

Very nice, those:icon_salut:

You can see the storm in the first couple of images...superb!