[AZ-Observing] Re: Good Seeing at Messier Marathon
- From: ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:33:10 -0700 (MST)
Wayne-
Tom might be a better source - I only had a 10 second glance, but I
remember the dark ansae inside the ring being pretty stable - obvious in
the image. No sign of Cassini's division - a lot more subtle in the
image. I saw some banding... The ability to stack dozens of images at
it's best is certainly better than you can see at any instant. We stopped
by and saw it perhaps an hour prior to his image - a fine view of Saturn
and the Ghost of Jupiter planetary
-Dean.
> Dean, what were your observations being between the eyepiece on Tom's
> scope
> and this most excellent photo?
> Wayne
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:06 AM, <ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Tom-
>>
>> It was also so cool seeing it in your scope before you took the images!
>> I've always wanted to see how much better the imaging capture process
>> improved the view, so thanks for letting us look over your sholder on
>> that!
>>
>> -Dean
>>
>> > As is often the case in the hours before the first cirrus arrives, the
>> > seeing on the desert floor was very good last night. I had my 18"
>> scope
>> > at 600x, and the image of Saturn was holding up well. Since I brought
>> the
>> > camera along, I took a pause from the marathon to shoot this image.
>> >
>> > http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/110757019
>> >
>> > As the clouds thickened, it turned into a long pause lasting until
>> well
>> > past sunrise.
>> >
>> > Tom
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