Shocking Saturn

[jjjnettie]

Taken Afocally with the Powershot on the 2nd Dec 06.
32 images stacked in Registax. Sharpen and USM with ZoomBrowser EX.
You can see some cloud detail but that's about it.
Shocking.
I could do better with the video camera.

[stephenmcnelley]

Not so shocking JJJ, the rings and some bands can be seen there, better than what i have managed so far. Its a beautiful planet and that image captured some of it. thumbs up.

[iceman]

That's not so bad, jjj! It's better to save as jpeg though, so the thumbnail shows up :)

I'm sure your images will improve in no time!

[asimov]

Thats about equal to what I'm getting most of the time down south even with a toucam. Keep snapping, your doing great Triple J :)

[leon]

i could handle that JJJ, i have seen worse, and they are usually mine.

Cheers Leon

[Ric]

I'm still waiting to even have a visual of Saturn at the moment it's obscured by trees and houses right up to sunrise.
There is nothing wrong with that image, I can see the banding and the rings.

cheers

[ving]

you have clouds bands on there... can really ask for more considering the condition in which you worked ya know! :)

good stuff

[jjjnettie]

My avatar is the best shot from last opposition using the camcorder. I'm hoping for better things from the Canon as it is supposed to have excellent quality in movie mode. I guess it all comes down to studying the manual and practice until perfect.
The pic was a composite of 32 still frames, not taken from an avi.
With luck, the next pic will show a bit of division in the rings.
Thankyou for your comments.

[ballaratdragons]

Jeanette, as far as Saturn pics go, that one is about equal with my best so far :ashamed:

[DavidH]

Looks OK to me too JJJ. :thumbsup:

If you get a chance, compare it with the picture published by Patrick Moore on page 148 of his 70's classic "The Story of Astronomy". He attributes a similar shot to the "60-inch reflector at Mount Wilson". Looks like we've come a long way since then...

Regards,
David.

[stephenmcnelley]

Very true in so many ways, JJJ your camcorder avatar image would be no less than completely sensational to some professional astronomers of times not so long past, we really are so fortunate to do this in our back yards for only a few $$$$ as opposed to a large number of $$$$$ as was the case in the past.
:)

[jjjnettie]

Insert "Twilight Zone" music here.
How did you know that I'm reading that book at the moment?:eyepop:
Yes, the picture is quite similar. Thanks for pointing that out.