Jun '13 Saturn
© J. HurstThis image of Saturn was taken on 26th May 2013 22:30, from Zakynthos, Greece by Mr John Hurst, and submitted to the members photography competition.It was taken with a Toucam Pro II webcam with Celestron Ultima 2X Barlow, at prime focus on Celestron Nexstar 6SE 6 inch SCT, and consists of 1500 frames stacked and processed in Registax 6.
Oct'10 Jupiter
© S. ShetliffeImage of Jupiter taken by society member Steve Shetliffe.The picture consist of a stack of 637 frames taken at 22:38hrs on 23rd October 2010 through a Williams Optics FLT110 refractor working at f35 using a TeleView 5x Powermate and an Imaging Source DMK21 mono camera.
The image shows theGreat Red Spot, North Equatorial Belt, Ganymede in transit, and Europa off to the left. Stacking was carried out using Registax, and some post processing done using Photoshop to improve contrast and levels.
Jul'07 Saturn
© K. Watson'Saturn' by Keith Watson.This image of Saturn was taken in Cyprus by society member Keith Watson using a Phillips Tou-Cam at 5 fps, with 925 frames and an IR filter, at f30. The subsequent frames were stacked and processed using Registax with additional processing then being performed using Photoshop.
![Saturn [Webcam]© S. Shetliffe](/cache/preview/225cc6e982b0740d26293ce220251328.jpg)
Saturn [Webcam]
© S. ShetliffeThis picture was submitted for the October 2006 members image competition, and was taken using a Philips ToUcam pro 2 webcam attached to an Orion Optics 10 inch Newtonian Reflector. The resulting frames (number unknown) of the original AVI were stacked using Registax, and post processed using Photoshop to obtain as neutral a colour balance as possible.
Saturn (61cm Reflector)
© A. WrightSingle shot Image of Saturn taken through the Sherwood Observatory's 61cm Reflector on 30th December 2003 with a Fujifilm 4900 zoom (4.3 megapixel digital camera) using the EyThis picture was submitted for the October 2006 members image competition, and was taken using a Philips ToUcam pro 2 webcam attached to an Orion Optics 10 inch Newtonian Reflector. The resulting frames (number unknown) of the original AVI were stacked using Registax, and post processed using Photoshop to obtain as neutral a colour balance as possible.epiece projection method. A Vixen 10mm eyepiece and 2x Barlow were used, giving a magnification of 480x. The ambient temperature at the time the image was taken was 'jolly cold'.
Saturn (61cm Reflector)
© P. DingleySingle shot Image of Saturn taken on 7th January 2003 using a Canon G-2 digital camera and the 61cm Newtonian Reflector at Sherwood Observatory. This image was taken on the 7th January 2003 at 20:30 GMT using a Canon Powershot G-2 digital camera, and eyepiece projection from a 61cm Newtonian Reflector.The camera was mated to a ScopeTronix Maxview 40 using a Scopetronix Digi-T adapter. It was set to manual mode, with the auto-focus overridden. The camera was zoomed almost to maximum.
Due to the increased light gathering capability of the 61cm Reflector over the far smaller Meade ETX used for the earlier picture this one shows a little more structure both on the planet itself and in the ring system.
Saturn (ETX-90)
© P. DingleyImage of Saturn taken on 9th November 2002 using a Canon G-2 digital camera and a Meade ETX-90EC. This image was taken on the 9th November 2002 at 20:05 GMT using a Canon Powershot G-2 digital camera, and eyepiece projection from a Meade ETX-90EC Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. The telescope was aligned in Alt-Az mode, and was mounted on the Meade Deluxe Field Tripod.The camera was mated to a ScopeTronix Maxview 40 using a Scopetronix Digi-T adapter. It was set to manual mode, with the auto-focus overridden. The camera was zoomed almost to maximum.
A 2x barlow was also fitted to increase the magnification.
It's definitely not the clearest of images and has suffered from quite a bit of noise in the camera, but it gives an example of basic planetary photography using a small telescope such as the ETX-90.
Jupiter (61cm Reflector)
© P. DingleySingle shot Image of Jupiter taken on 7th January 2003 using a Canon G-2 digital camera and the 61cm Newtonian Reflector at Sherwood Observatory. This image was taken on the 7th January 2003 at 20:30 GMT using a Canon Powershot G-2 digital camera, and eyepiece projection from a 61cm Newtonian Reflector. The camera was mated to a ScopeTronix Maxview 40 using a Scopetronix Digi-T adapter. It was set to manual mode, with the auto-focus overridden and manually focused to infinity. The camera was zoomed almost to maximum.
Venus
© G. ShepherdSingle shot Image of Venus taken at 16:30 on 26th December 2005 through an Opticron HR-66 Spotter using a Nikon Coolpix digital camera at approx 45x magnification and the Eyepiece projection method. The camera was held in front of the eyepiece using the Orion SteadyPix Universal Digital & Film Camera Mount.
![Saturn [Webcam]© S. Shetliffe](/images/gallery/planets/14_oct06_ss01.jpg)
