Saturn and Mars

Nighthound · 6th of October 2008 (Mon)

A couple of single exposure DSLR shots. Canon 20D / 10" LX200

Saturn with processing tweak:

Mars:

markjpcs · 6th of October 2008 (Mon)

Nice work Steve!

drevilsmom · 6th of October 2008 (Mon)

Yeah, you can even see the polar icecaps on Mars. Cool!! And Steve, I'm probably going to get the 40D body this next week. Bought one off of here with only ~2500 clicks. You say to get a lens that is around 200-300 mm for some astroshots, so what is a decent one that is less than $700-800, and would also be a decent wildlife lens as well. I already know I'm getting the 100mm macro and also the nifty fifty.

Celestron · 6th of October 2008 (Mon)

WTG Steve ! Very nice ! Mars looks great ! Polar Caps are small but looking great ! When did you take these ?

Jeff · 7th of October 2008 (Tue)

Was this prime focus or through an eyepiece? I've been trying to get decent shots of Jupiter with only marginal results.

Nighthound · 7th of October 2008 (Tue)

Thanks everyone.

Ron, I believe these are from 2004 or 2005.

Jeff, these were taken in prime. I used a 2X Powermate for Mars. Both were taken on exceptionally steady nights, rare around here.

KaseyK · 24th of October 2008 (Fri)

great shot

liquidstone · 24th of October 2008 (Fri)

Wow.... both great shots!

EasyPic10D · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

that is really big and clear what gear did you use to get the shots and were they in the same night?

ejicon · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

wow. Incredible. Very detailed as well. They look like candy.

Nighthound · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyPic10D

that is really big and clear what gear did you use to get the shots and were they in the same night?

Thanks I was using a Meade 10" LX200 and a TeleVue 2x Powermate to further boost magnification. Camera was a 20D. These were taken on different nights.

Nighthound · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ejicon

wow. Incredible. Very detailed as well. They look like candy.

Thanks. I didn't spend much time or effort trying to improve my planetary shots. I moved into shooting deep sky and haven't gone back to it. I used to shot a lot of Lunar photography with my scopes but haven't done that for years either.

ssracer · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

WOW!! Stunning shots. One day I am going to get me a rig capable of this kind of image.

PolynesianMedic · 19th of February 2009 (Thu)

Simply brilliant!

Nighthound · 20th of February 2009 (Fri)

Thanks Sean and PM.

6th of October 2008 (Mon)	#1
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,477	Saturn and Mars A couple of single exposure DSLR shots. Canon 20D / 10" LX200 Saturn with processing tweak: Mars: __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

6th of October 2008 (Mon)	#2
markjpcs Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 275 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Saturn and Mars Nice work Steve!

6th of October 2008 (Mon)	#3
drevilsmom Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,090 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Saturn and Mars Yeah, you can even see the polar icecaps on Mars. Cool!! And Steve, I'm probably going to get the 40D body this next week. Bought one off of here with only ~2500 clicks. You say to get a lens that is around 200-300 mm for some astroshots, so what is a decent one that is less than $700-800, and would also be a decent wildlife lens as well. I already know I'm getting the 100mm macro and also the nifty fifty. __________________ Elizabeth 40D and modded 20D\| 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS \| nifty fifty \| assortment of pentax lenses with adapter CG-5GT \| AT102ED

6th of October 2008 (Mon)	#4
Celestron Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 6,312	Re: Saturn and Mars WTG Steve ! Very nice ! Mars looks great ! Polar Caps are small but looking great ! When did you take these ? __________________ Ron "Still Learning" Flickr http://home.grandecom.net/~r.hodges/

7th of October 2008 (Tue)	#5
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 42° 34' N 87° 55' W Kenosha, WI Posts: 1,428 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Saturn and Mars Was this prime focus or through an eyepiece? I've been trying to get decent shots of Jupiter with only marginal results. __________________ Jeff 50D Grrrrip'd \| Tokina 12-24 \| Canon 50mm f/1.4 \| Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 \| Canon 28-135 IS\| 430EX Astrophotograpy: Meade 10" LX200/UHTC, Orion 5" Mak, Vixen 80mm f/5, Coronado PST, Atlas EQ-G to keep it all off the ground. MY AIRPLANE PICS \| MY ASTRO PICS

7th of October 2008 (Tue)	#6
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,477	Re: Saturn and Mars Thanks everyone. Ron, I believe these are from 2004 or 2005. Jeff, these were taken in prime. I used a 2X Powermate for Mars. Both were taken on exceptionally steady nights, rare around here. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

24th of October 2008 (Fri)	#7
KaseyK Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 32	Re: Saturn and Mars great shot __________________ KB Kentucky.

24th of October 2008 (Fri)	#8
liquidstone insane Bird photographer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,054	Re: Saturn and Mars Wow.... both great shots! __________________ Romy Ocon, Philippine Wild Birds Over 260 species captured in habitat, and counting. Looooong Lens Imaging (1000 mm and beyond)

19th of February 2009 (Thu)	#9
EasyPic10D Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 50	Re: Saturn and Mars that is really big and clear what gear did you use to get the shots and were they in the same night? __________________ Cannon 10D, 24-70mm. and a 70-300 sigmas. we live one moment at a time, my goal is to capture each and every one of them.

19th of February 2009 (Thu)	#10
ejicon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hollywood, California Posts: 1,705	Re: Saturn and Mars wow. Incredible. Very detailed as well. They look like candy. __________________ 5D & 30D\| Canon 16-35ii f/2.8 L USM\| Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM \| Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L USM \| Canon EF 100 f/ 2.8 Macro USM

19th of February 2009 (Thu)	#13
ssracer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,773 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Saturn and Mars WOW!! Stunning shots. One day I am going to get me a rig capable of this kind of image. __________________ - Sean my gear my flickr

19th of February 2009 (Thu)	#14
PolynesianMedic Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 56 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Saturn and Mars Simply brilliant! __________________ My Blog My flickr

20th of February 2009 (Fri)	#15
Nighthound Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9,477	Re: Saturn and Mars Thanks Sean and PM. __________________ Steve Canon Gear: 1D Mark IV \| 1D Mark II \| 5D \| 20D \| 500L IS (f/4) \| 100-400L My Astro Gallery http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...OTN%20Gallery/

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