Saturn 5_19_2013 Capture 1

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Comment by Philip A Cruden on June 8, 2013 at 11:17am

Hi Brian, thanks for the nice comments. I use a webcam to capture the planets. For the longest time I was using a Philips SPC900NC with the simple doggle mod but recently I purchased a ZWO ASI120MC, it has a great chip in it and the frame rate options are great (1fps to 250fps). I have tried with my Canon T1i but with no success other than shooting single frames of the moon. Webcams work the best for the planets because of the hi frame rate, best is usually around 60fps or above for Saturn, Jupiter, Venus or Mars. This gives you plenty of good frames to stack in RegiStax. All the best, Phil

Comment by Brian Clark on June 8, 2013 at 7:58am

Nice capture and I like the processing job, lots of detail but not over done. I am just learning AP with DSLR canon 1100D and this gives me hope.
Be Well
Grey

Comment by Philip A Cruden on June 5, 2013 at 7:25pm

Thanks Patrick, the 3x Barlow comes in handy too and really solid alignment. My issue is always focus due to the atmospheric noise coming off the desert (heat really) so hard to tell if I am in focus or not and that is even with a feather touch focuser. Love my C8 and I am sure you would love one too.

Comment by Patrick Forster on June 5, 2013 at 6:58pm

Nice! I need a C8.

Comment by Philip A Cruden on May 30, 2013 at 9:27am

Thanks Jeffrey, I was out last night and before I knew it it was 4am. I will be posting the good one later today. Thanks again, a Wow! is always welcomed.

Comment by Jeffrey P Nunnari on May 29, 2013 at 9:39pm

Wow!