First light Saturn -UK

[legion48]

I had 30 minutes of clear sky with my new C6-NGT on the 17th April. I was very, very pleased with the first results. I only had time for Saturn as the clouds came over before I could try the nearly full moon.

http://astro-web.eu/saturn-170408-2.jpg

[AlexN]

great shot!

Cassini gap is clear, colors are great! (as you would imagine with 4000 stacked frames!!!)

Nice work!

[legion48]

Originally Posted by AlexN

great shot!

Cassini gap is clear, colors are great! (as you would imagine with 4000 stacked frames!!!)

Nice work!

He he...the CG-5GT tracked really well. At F40 I've been lucky to get 20-30 seconds as Saturn flies across the FOV, but with this mount, It stayed pretty much near the middle. I love this mount.

[AlexN]

I bet you do! I've been imaging tonight using a dobsonian (no tracking what so ever...) a-focal mobile phone images, and a few a-focal DSLR... Waiting on a T-adapter/ring setup to go prime, and getting a modded 350D in a week or two!

Tracking mount is definitely on the wish list!

I might add... I just went through your web gallery, you have some spectacular images in there.

Very well done.

[iceman (Mike)]

Nice first light for the new mount! Well done.

4000 frames is an awful lot though - have you tried being more selective? Maybe try stacking 1000 frames and see if it sharpens it up a bit.

Colour looks good!