saturn video

[spike77]

hey guys here is a video that i got a nice saturn pic from it is a lil dim but a strech of the history gram will brighten up nicely http://youtu.be/wM9nTfvJSVo

[spike77]

if u notice the cass div showing every now and then thats what u looking for wen focusing u have to watch it for a min to c so patience is the virtue lol

[Ben Page]

spike, what scope and cam was used in this taking this vid?

[spike77]

c-11 canon rebel t1i 2x barlow lens uv ir cut filter

[spike77]

ben it was the cgem1100 and canon t1i unmoded 2x barlow captured with eos movie record free program stacked in registax 5 and post process in gimp2.6 another free software thanks fpr lookin buddy did u check the atachment pic thats the picture from the video 5000 frames i think

[Ben Page]

yeah looks amazing - I think im still struggling with focus on my cam the preview i get is a little fuzzy, also i think im not getting enough frames.

i just need a clear night but the UK isnt known for its good weather... oh well. fingers crossed

[spike77]

what cam do u have and what scope

[Ben Page]

CPC 925 with the Neximage (yes i know its a cheap cam - it came free with it)

[spike77]

shoot that is a great cam i have one and use it lots 9.25 sweet man

[Ben Page]

i kind of jumped in at the deep end being my first proper telescope
im glad u say its a good cam, but i have trouble using it never get a good focus...

Link to my Flickr Page

[spike77]

well that could b settings also and collimatiom of the scope if collimation is out i dont care what cam u have it will not focus as far as settings on neximage 5fps is its sweet spot and keep the gain and gamma down to keep a clear pic without a lot of noise do u no how to collimate ur scope if not we would b glad to help u if we can and hey jumping off in the deep end lol i no how u feel we all do give it some time and u will b surprised at what u will learn in a quick time

[Ben Page]

yeah i need to learn about collimation, i have a friend who has a reflector and he collimates that alot... so he might be able to help me, not sure how different a cassergrain is to collimate.

i have learnt loads already and still cant wait to get a good pic of saturn or even some deepsky eventually (bit of a way off still this one)

anyway i will play about with the settings again looks like i might have a clear night at last, i will show u what i get.

[spike77]

cool man yep not ant differnt on collimation cool post it up wen u get it cant wait to c what u get