Saturn shows up nice n' bright

bartman · 01-05-2004, 11:05 AM

What with all the recent excitement about Mars, I got out the ol' telescope and had a look at Saturn. I was really impressed with how well it shows up, and I managed to get some digital pix by putting the camera up to the eyepiece. Here's one of the 2 that worked out, cropped for your viewing pleasure. I also got some of the moon, which I may crop and post in this thread.

Happy new year!!

Pie · 01-05-2004, 11:58 AM

Nice pic, bartman!

What kind of digicam were you using? I haven't had too much luck with my kodak dc3400 -- I can never get it to focus correctly.

- Pie

SteveDallas · 01-05-2004, 12:09 PM

Good job. What kind of scope do you have?

bartman · 01-05-2004, 01:17 PM

The scope is a Meade DSC-60, which is the older version of the NGC-60:

http://www.meade.com/catalog/ngc/index.html

and the camera is a Sony Cybershot U20. It's the same one that I used with the binoculars before:

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4276

blue · 01-05-2004, 02:54 PM

Holy crap bartman that is too cool!

Please post the other pics.

01-05-2004, 11:05 AM	#1
bartman not really bart Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 67	Saturn shows up nice n' bright What with all the recent excitement about Mars, I got out the ol' telescope and had a look at Saturn. I was really impressed with how well it shows up, and I managed to get some digital pix by putting the camera up to the eyepiece. Here's one of the 2 that worked out, cropped for your viewing pleasure. I also got some of the moon, which I may crop and post in this thread. Happy new year!! Attached Images

01-05-2004, 11:58 AM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Nice pic, bartman! What kind of digicam were you using? I haven't had too much luck with my kodak dc3400 -- I can never get it to focus correctly. - Pie __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-05-2004, 02:54 PM	#5
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	Mow "moon" us Holy crap bartman that is too cool! Please post the other pics. __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

01-05-2004, 12:09 PM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Good job. What kind of scope do you have?

01-05-2004, 01:17 PM	#4
bartman not really bart Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 67	The scope is a Meade DSC-60, which is the older version of the NGC-60: http://www.meade.com/catalog/ngc/index.html and the camera is a Sony Cybershot U20. It's the same one that I used with the binoculars before: http://cellar.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4276

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