a pair of Saturn's fresh picked this morning..

Robert_T · #1 10-12-2005, 12:07 PM

Hi All, another couple of shots of Saturn, perhaps a slight step down from my first shots, seeing was mediocre for the pre-dawn hour, the dew was thick and the mozzies ferocious!

Both images were LR deconvoluted in Astra Image 2. The earlier image was at exposures of 1/10th second and low gain and the second with 1/20th sec and gain cranked up. SOme wierd ring colour in the first... not sure why - maybe got colour channels crossed in the LR process

Think I've got collimation pretty close - now if I can get seeing and dew to co-operate (excuses, excuses) I might be dangerous

cheers,

h0ughy (David) · #2 10-12-2005, 01:04 PM

very nice images, I love Saturn

Hitchhiker · #3 10-12-2005, 01:37 PM

Welll done Robert_T, I'm really enjoying all your images!

davidpretorius · #4 10-12-2005, 02:06 PM

they are still very good!

rumples riot · #5 10-12-2005, 03:26 PM

Collimation looks good, and images are quite ok, but I feel that they are a little over processed for my liking.

With your combine, just try using the relative intensity in each box. Say something like blue at 1.2, green at 1.1 and red at 1. Try to vary this a little and your colour matching will be quite good. If you want send me the stacked image without deconvolution done and I will have a go for you.

Paul

Robert_T · #6 10-12-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rumples riot

Collimation looks good, and images are quite ok, but I feel that they are a little over processed for my liking.

With your combine, just try using the relative intensity in each box. Say something like blue at 1.2, green at 1.1 and red at 1. Try to vary this a little and your colour matching will be quite good. If you want send me the stacked image without deconvolution done and I will have a go for you.

Paul

Thanks Paul - still experimenting a lot with different processing approaches so probably pushing things a bit to see the effects generated. They look a tad overdone to me as well.

I tried re-combining using the intensity settings you suggested - does definitely produce a more natural warmer saturn-like colour (see attached). Ta mate.

Dennis · #7 10-12-2005, 04:10 PM

Great Saturn images Rob - we must have been outside around the same time on Saturday morning. I found the seeing a little mediocre but I'll process my avi's later today based on the good results you have achieved.

Did you get your dew heater by the way?

Cheers

Dennis

ving (David) · #8 10-12-2005, 04:48 PM

great saturn pics robert

Striker (Tony) · #9 10-12-2005, 05:40 PM

They look very good to me Robert...well done mate.

hahaha....we have 1 clear night in Brisbane even though with a bright moon and we are all posting images....lol

Robert_T · #10 10-12-2005, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dennis

Did you get your dew heater by the way?

Cheers

Dennis

well I held the Orion dew heater in my had, but passed on it when I discovered it had no temp setting (i'd want to only just get the corrector above the dewpoint). A bit rich too at $95 - think I'll have to do it myself.... now there was a thread on that in here somewhere

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hahaha....we have 1 clear night in Brisbane even though with a bright moon and we are all posting images....lol

there's a lot of new equipment laying idle through weeks of foul weather pent up energy in Brisbane just ooking for any outlet

cheers,

Robert

asimov (John) · #11 11-12-2005, 03:55 PM

Very nice work mate! Geez, not game to post my humble saturn pics from friday night now.

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