Big Saturn, Brisbane, 19th April 2012 + Video

[Stu Ward]

How did you track this so well ?

I watched the Vid and it hardly moves. If i set my goto dobbie up with a 5x powermate, i really struggle to keep Saturn in the viewfinder

Stu

[von Tom (Tom)]

Hi Stu, the video is of frames aligned in Registax, so it looks rock solid. I'll post up a video of the actual capture. The 600D has a 1920x1080 crop mode whereas the 550D has a 640x480 crop mode. I have used both but needed continual monitoring and input of the Goto tracking. In the end I just stopped aligning the scope and tracked manually. Practice does improve things so don't give up. 5x on a 550D crop is quite a challenge. I first started with 2x, then 4x then 5x then used the 600D to get to this 10x image - although it is now pushing the limit of the system in terms of ISO. Hope that helps!

Tom

[von Tom (Tom)]

Stu I've put up a video of the capture from the 600D .MOV file:
http://youtu.be/-zVp9NctpHk

Cheers,

Tom

[von Tom (Tom)]

OK I had a go at reprocessing and reduced it in size a little. More disc detail is evident now. I've also attached the image to the original post.

Thanks for looking,

Tom

[venus (Lydia)]

Simply stunning!

[Frewi808 (Freddy)]

Great approach there Tom !!!
Freddy