The Three Saturns by AstronomyMan
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THE THREE SATURNS
The center image taken at opposition. Because the sun is exactly behind you when you view a planet at opposition you get no shadows.
Saturn shows this beautifully, look at the shadows of the planet on the rings move from before opposition to after opposition.
Also, at opposition, you get maximum backscattering from the dust and ice in the rings so they stand out sharp, bright and well resolved.
Each image is a stack of the best out of 1800 images (3 minutes of 10fps imaging) post processed (Unsharp masking, Histogram Stretching etc) in PSP9.
Comments (13)
ModestyB
WOW!!!!! How do U Photograph this? True a telescope?
Dianthus
Incredible images:)
AstronomyMan
They are taken using an 8" reflecting telescope, a 3x Barlow lens and a Philips Toucam Webcam. I use specially written software to take a movie (.AVI), then take each image of the .AVI and convert the best ones to .BMP. I then stack, aberage and adjust each of those images. 3minute .AVI is 1800 pictures so you are sure of at least a few good pictures through the haze, the atmospheric wobble, the evil neaighbors and their security lights, passing aircraft and satellites, wind, cloud. You name it, it tries to stop you. The temperature last night was the worst. Only 12F.
TwoPynts
Love your celestial photography. I heard Saturn was visible after sunset recently, but haven't had the conditions to try and view it.
AstronomyMan
Saturn is visible all night at the moment, from sunset to sunrise. If you know the orion constellation, there is a VERY bright star to the left lower side called Sirius (brightest star in the sky). Above is another very bright star called Procyon. Travel in a straight line from Sirius to Procyon and the same distance again stright up (at sunset) and you will find Saturn. It is bright and yellowish. Tonight, it will be very close to the moon.
gedwarderb
I know exactly what you mean by the "evil neighbors and their security lights!!!!" I hate that...
pm_hackworth
VOTE VOTE VOTE
Cullen
Stunning capture! Very accurate mount.
jcv2
Wow, it is INCREDIBLE the results you show us here! Excellent work, very fascinating! :) vote
RRmedic
seem like alot of work but your results are amazing!!
cynlee
quite a catch! very interesting ;]
Deagol
Great images
Georges_H_Hoens
Excellent shots of a quite far object. Btw, what kind of telescope do you have? Wish you a great evening,G.