Single test shot of Saturn as an experiment with my new Teleview 2x Powermate. Not focused and over exposed... perhaps this is what Galileo saw through his crude 1" telescope in 1610? I will have to do better than this next time, though planets are not my core interest. I Also think a 4X PowerMate would be better for this target using a 480mm APO Refractor. Post processed by Adobe Photoshop CS5 to crop and reduce brightness! Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Televue 2x 2" Powermate, no filters, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient ??C not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Taken in the pre-dawn sky at ISO 400, 1 Sec, f/6 prime focus of Apogee. No in-camera dark. Not processed. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 13C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
A quick snap whilst I had the scope out. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 22C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
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