Thursday, 19 April 2012

Saturn what a gem.

Here is my first half decent image of the amazing Saturn. This image was taken with a microsoft  webcam connected to a Meade Etx 105 telescope.
A 90 second AVI file was shot at 10 frames a second. The resulting 900 images were stacked to magically reveal the detail that you cannot see with you eye.

Moon Shadow

I have finally got round to shooting through my telescope. This shot was taken with my Samsung point and shoot camera mounted above the eyepiece. Not bad for my first session. I like the way the shadow gives the craters depth. The Large crater in the middle by the shadow is Copernicus named after Nicolas Copernic a 16th century Polish astronomer.