Another Saturn Occultation

[AstroLuke]

Hi IIS. I've been lurking the forums for a while and finally decided to register.

From what I've read I was pretty lucky to get a view fairly free of clouds. When I got up and had a look outside I could barely see the Moon behind the clouds but they cleared quickly.

I don't have a scope thats any good for photography so I used my old Tamron 500mm mirror lens and a 2x TC. Shot on a Canon 7D

First pic was taken at 5:55am. The 2nd is a tighter crop of the first
The 3rd is an earlier pic taken at 5:40am

[AstroJunk]

Great shots Luke, welcome and very well done!

[h0ughy]

some great shots there - cloud free i see ;)

[batema]

Well done. I love the third image the most.

Mark

[Sarge]

Fantastic Luke. Well done

Clear skies

Rod
:D:D

[dutch2]

Great images, well done.:thumbsup:

[Suzy]

Hi Luke and :welcome:

I love these shots and what grand entrance to make your first post with- just wow!
There's a couple more Moon/Saturn occultations this year (night time)- I look forward to seeing more of your work if you manage to capture them. :D

[Phoenix]

Great capture Luke, well done.

Cheers
Steve

[gts055]

Wonderful images Luke, and excellent use of your Tamron maksutov lens. Mark