Saturn in the southern sky: One of my captures from last summer. This was one of my early efforts with a monochrome webcam and filter wheel. Didn't take long to realize the...

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Saturn in the southern sky

Feb 12, 2015 03:50:20 #

northcoast42 Loc: Puget Sound, Washington

One of my captures from last summer. This was one of my early efforts with a monochrome webcam and filter wheel. Didn't take long to realize the considerable improvement over my efforts using a DSLR. Looking forward to the next clear night (optimistic) to catch Saturn again.

I used an ASI 120mm webcam, LRGB filter wheel, 4x image amplifier all attached to my 127mm refractor. 3 separate .avi sequences of about 1200 frames each, 1 through each filter, aligned and stacked in Registax6 and recombined in PS. Still learning :-D

Feb 12, 2015 04:05:19 #

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

northcoast42 wrote:

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I used an ASI 120mm webcam, LRGB filter wheel, 4x image amplifier all attached to my 127mm refractor. 3 separate .avi sequences of about 1200 frames each, 1 through each filter, aligned and stacked in Registax6 and recombined in PS. Still learning :-D

I have no idea what any of that means, but I love it! S-

Does it hold up under a heavy crop?

Feb 12, 2015 04:44:15 #

northcoast42 Loc: Puget Sound, Washington

St3v3M wrote:

I have no idea what any of that means, but I love it! S-

Does it hold up under a heavy crop?

Thanks S. Glad you like the photo. I can crop it a little more but not too much on this image. I'm still learning about webcam photography myself. It's pretty amazing what a modest webcam can do with the right software and a good telescope.

Feb 12, 2015 06:13:22 #

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

northcoast42 wrote:

One of my captures from last summer. This was one... (show quote)

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: nicely done

Feb 17, 2015 15:51:25 #

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

northcoast42 wrote:

One of my captures from last summer. This was one... (show quote)

Great job NorthCoast if nothing else for staying up so late to get Saturn.:P
Craig

Feb 17, 2015 16:00:13 #

northcoast42 Loc: Puget Sound, Washington

Thanks Craig. Saturn won't be getting high in the sky up here for a while yet. I've learned a little more about web-cam photography since my last attempt so maybe this year I'll get some better results. Hope springs eternal :-D

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