Observation by Matthew Michael Anderson Williams: Saturn June 2018

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Matt Williams

Observer

Matthew Michael Anderson Williams

Observed

2018 Jun 15 - 22:47

Uploaded

2018 Jun 19 - 20:50

Objects

Saturn

Equipment

Celestron CPC800 HD
Canon 1100D
Baader Planetarium Hyperion 5mm

Location

Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire

Target name

Saturn

Title

Saturn June 2018

About this image

Any tips on capturing a better image would be appreciated.

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Dawson, David Hancox, Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, Peter Carson

Comments

Andy Wilson, 2018 Jun 24 - 10:17 UTC

That is a nice image Matthew.

For advice on imaging Saturn then I would suggest a post to the Imaging Forum or contacting Mike Faulkes, the Director of the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune Section.

I'm not a planetary imaging expert, but I know the very best images are obtained by taking videos containing many short duration exposures. This 'freezes' the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere which otherwise distorts and blurs the image. Then software is used to extract and combine the best images. However, decent images are possible with most cameras, even single shot rather than video.

Best wishes,

Andy

Matt Williams, 2018 Sep 05 - 19:57 UTC

Thank you Andy. I have taken you advice, and have gone one step further in purchasing an ADC!
Saturn has now gone beyond my field of view, but I will be posting images of other targets soon.

Kind Regards,

Mat

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