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Post by virgo on Mar 19, 2012 10:21:47 GMT
By 02.15 on 19th March the sky was clear, but transparency was moderate. Saturn had cleared the rooftops and was vailable for imaging.The planet was siuated a few degrees east of the first mag star Spica which is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Attachments:
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Post by virgo on Mar 29, 2012 10:34:23 GMT
a quick snap through mist Attachments:
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Post by brianb on Mar 29, 2012 14:27:22 GMT
Nice effort - Saturn is difficult because of the low surface brightness.
I haven't tried Saturn this year yet. Seeing was deteriorating on Monday night, Tuesday night I was asleep (exhausted) and last night was cloudy here.
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Post by virgo on Mar 29, 2012 14:43:34 GMT
Sleeping not allowed when skies are clear! exhaustion not an excuse! When skies are cloudy the dedicated imager will do hourly checks for clearing skies or cloud breaks throughout the night. I never thought it possible to sleep standing up. Attachments:
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Post by brianb on Mar 29, 2012 18:08:02 GMT
That's my usual position but having only managed to snatch a couple of hours of naps between Saturday morning & Tuesday night I was pretty well out on my feet - starting to find it difficult to remember which way was up ...
Anyhow plenty of cloud now :grr: - that's probably my fault too, just received an improved planetary camera today so it will probably be murky for weeks. When I have had a chance to check the new camera out my DMK21 will almost certainly be for sale.
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Post by virgo on Apr 14, 2012 10:08:05 GMT
Seeing variable last night,large banks of cloud from time to time Attachments:
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Post by brianb on Apr 14, 2012 10:25:32 GMT
Very nice!
I got in late from a social event last night & my CPC wouldn't have had time to cool down but I managed to shoot Mars & Saturn with my FLT & will be posting the results later. (They're not processed yet.)
Notice how the rings are starting to brighten as we get close to opposition!
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Post by virgo on Apr 20, 2012 13:34:27 GMT
A pleasant night overall, seeing moderate, no breeze.a short period of steady seeing around 23.30 allowed some imaging. Attachments:
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Post by brianb on Apr 20, 2012 14:40:01 GMT
That's a nice image.
I'm having issues with Saturn, mostly that the seeing seems to go off as soon as I point the scope in that direction, also clouds appear from nowhere!
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Post by virgo on Apr 20, 2012 15:06:44 GMT
Yes Brian,
Saturn seemed to vary in brightness, then I realised thin cloud had intervened.Seeing was quite variable too, but deteriorated markedly after midnight.
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