A Late Season Saturn in Good Seeing

[Mike Salway]

On Sunday night, 3rd May, I was out capturing some images of the Moon for a friend and even though I was using the ED80 and DMK, I noticed the seeing was quite steady so once finished with the Moon, I put the 12″ Newt back on my EQ6 mount.

I was pleased to see Saturn quite steady on the screen, with the Cassini Division visible in the raw video during moments of stable conditions. I only captured 2 runs, as I knew the seeing wasn’t going to get any better at that time, but it was enough to capture my sharpest image of Saturn this apparition - a great surprise for being so late in the season.

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A Late Season Saturn in Good Seeing



Thanks for looking.

[bradzo66]

As usual Mike these are outstanding , awesome capture , the clarity is really impressive . Nice work . Its always good to see what is possible in this field of photography . All the best .

[Fred flyfisher]

Very cool. Love the image.

[garyp]

A very nice and clear image Mike. Your images are always good to see. I never get tired of viewing Saturn.
Cheers

Gary

[Chip]

I too never get tired of seeing shots like this. Thank for posting it, and I'm always happy to see more.

[Mike Salway]

Thanks guys - I reprocessed it to remove some of the blue.