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bird
07-03-2009, 02:32 PM
Some good seeing again for a while last night, just after 1am. This is an animation of two red channel images taken a few minutes apart. A lot of cloud detail is visible, as well as two moons.

cheers, Bird
bird
07-03-2009, 03:19 PM
Here's a colour image as well.

cheers, Bird
Starkler
07-03-2009, 03:23 PM
A question if I may..

I have noticed that just about all Saturn images I have seen this year show the planets globe with a lot of greenish hues, where formerly it was all browns and beiges. Why is that?
bird
07-03-2009, 03:33 PM
Not sure, maybe colour balance and response of these cams is a bit off with something as dim as saturn?

The image is almost certainly over-saturated in colours as well.

cheers, Bird
bird
07-03-2009, 03:35 PM
This may be closer to the correct colours...

cheers, Bird
Dennis
07-03-2009, 04:10 PM
Hi Anthony

Another top notch set of images – well done. The image scale is quite remarkable as is your imaging system’s capability to resolve the moons and storms. Not forgetting the obvious talent and dedication of the operator too!

Cheers

Dennis
Kevnool
07-03-2009, 04:11 PM
The images are all elegant Bird its a credit to you....cheers Kev.
bird
07-03-2009, 06:08 PM
Another mono image from about 15 minute earlier, this shows a good look at the prominent storm near the CM. From this perspective it looks like two separate but very close storms.

cheers, Bird
astroron
07-03-2009, 07:07 PM
Excellent images Anthony:thumbsup:
Well done as usual:)
Quark
07-03-2009, 07:33 PM
Hi Bird,
Stunning work again, so much detail and cloud structure in your animation that is also, extremely well resolved in the RGB.

Top Stuff
Regards
Trevor
iceman
07-03-2009, 07:33 PM
Beautiful images, Anthony. Lots of detail.
bird
07-03-2009, 07:50 PM
Last one... This is the colour image to go with the R channel image above. The storm still looks like it's in two pieces to me.

cheers, Bird
Quark
07-03-2009, 08:02 PM
Another great image Bird,

Your R channel image definitely looks like this feature is two distinct storms.

The fact that even in the RGB, the two features have not smeared into one, to me is clear evidence of two separate structures.

Regards
Trevor
Lester
08-03-2009, 09:00 AM
Hey, you lucky duck, that last colour image is exceptional showing storms, colour, just so much detail.

Good on ya Anthony.
jjjnettie
08-03-2009, 11:49 PM
Beautiful work as usual.
Jen
09-03-2009, 12:28 AM
:eyepop:amazing pictures Bird :thumbsup: nice work keep em coming :)
Paul Haese
09-03-2009, 05:35 PM
Great work again Anthony. Excellent detail visible. Congrats.
Cougs
11-03-2009, 09:06 AM
Excellent!

May I ask what equipment combination you used to get such great shots?

Cheers,
Chris
bird
11-03-2009, 09:41 AM
Hi Chris, the scope is LEXX, a homebrew newtonian described here:

http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/lexx.html

cheers, Bird