CCD vs Film? Lots of time vs no patience? Alright, this is your place to discuss all the astrophotography what's and what's not. You can discuss about techniques, accessories, cameras, whatever....just make sure you also post some nice photos here too!
boothee
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by boothee Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:25 pm
After setting up the telescope and polar aligned, weather condition become bad last night. So, I tried to grab some avis as much as possible.
Here is the quick stacked Saturn Picture:
Clear Skies!
boothee
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rcj
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by rcj Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:13 pm
razor thin ring now, boothee! good work!
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by yybmage Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:07 pm
What time does Saturn rise these days?
Blast off!!!!!!!
weixing
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by weixing Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:43 pm
Hi,
Nice.. Will try to capture when I pass my FFA...
yybmage wrote: What time does Saturn rise these days?
Around 10pm.
Have a nice day.
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by zackae Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:34 am
nice! Haven't seen saturn this year yet. Wonder how it would look like with thin rings.
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by Zephyrus Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:52 am
Haha, it looks magnificant with the thin rings. I saw it 2 to 3 weeks ago at 250x on my mak.
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by Airconvent Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:03 am
Have not seen the thin Saturn yet. Nice one, Boothee!
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boothee
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by boothee Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:50 pm
Thank you all for your lovely comments!
Zacke & Airconvent, as for me I don't like thin rings.
I really enjoy looking Saturn in tilted position with rings.
Clear Skies!
boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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by 83.giggles Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:02 pm
wow.. pretty shot. it looks really clear.
boothee
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by boothee Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:23 pm
Thanks for your comments 83.giggles!
Clear Skies!
boothee
1150mm, 254mm, Newtonion Reflector on EQ5 Mount with dual axis DK3 drive, QHY5 Camera, Canon 300D + Kit Lens, Yangon, Myanmar.
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