Saturn in a small refractor.

Hi all,

Hi all,

Thought I'd try Saturn last night in my ED100. The results were better than I thought. I used a 5x Powermate giving an EFR of F/50. Only problem is the colour, I can't seem to get it to balance in the ED100 yet....I'll work on it. In the mean time, if anyone wants to give it a go on my image, be my guest. I'll be interested in your process.

http://tinyurl.com/nvxlp

Thanks!!
Paul Maxson

That's fantastic, Paul!!!

I've had difficulty imaging Saturn with my 4-inch APO using a 5X Powermate because it looked awefully dim on the screen. So I can appreciate how difficult it is to get good image like your excellent one through only 4-inch of aperture.

I look foward to see more.

Ron B[ee]

nice image paul

this is the goal for my 130mm newt....
(probably never get there..but I will keep trying..)

Wow, that's gorgeous!

Jim Phillips

Hi Paul,

Excellent image with your ED100. I gave the color balance a try with what I use with my Saturn images. I set the "Grey World" & "Automatic" color balances both to 6500k with PSP8. I don't know if it made much difference, but it seems slightly better.

Regards,
Ed Roach

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