While I was observing the moon I decided to quickly step by at Saturn. The image got better than I expected and so I am sharing it here 🙂 The Cassini Division (the thin black line in the ring) is clearly visible even at this low image resolution. The raw data was recorded with a DMK31AU03.AS camera and then post-processed with Registax.
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 16, 2022 at 22:53 pm
I recently bought a QHY5-II-M camera since I am currently facing USB connectivity problems with my current DMK31 from “The Image Source” on my new notebook (update: I was unfortunately not able to get it working).
I tested the new QHY5-II-M camera on Jupiter with my 8″ GSO f/5 (f=1000mm) Newtonian telescope. I took some footage without and with a 2x barlow lens.
Tonight I imaged Jupiter and some of his moons – a relatively bright spot in the sky – with my DMK31AU03.AS “The Image Source” camera. This was the first time I saw Jupiter through a telescope. Fantastic! First I could not believe that the other bright spots around are some of his moons!
Continue reading →
This is my very first try to take a photo of Saturn. This picture made it into my favorite pictures gallery.
 | Date | 2012/06/26 |
 | Location | Böblingen / Germany |
 | Object | M33 (Triangulum Galaxy) |
 | Camera | DMK31AU03.AS |
 | Guiding | none |
 | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
 | Barlow lens | none |
 | Mount | EQ6 Syntrek |
 | Cooling | none |
 | Luminance | 8x |
 | Red | none |
 | Green | none |
 | Blue | none |
 | Dark | 5x |
 | Flat | none |
 | Total exposure | ~1 sec. |
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 22, 2022 at 21:10 pm