Been an eventful few months. The death of a close friend, a new job, a trip back home to Australia and a move to a new home. Some of these things I have experienced in the last few months have led me to live a little harder, chase some more dreams, value some things that I haven't on the past.
Anyway, astronomy...
Last month I was able to set my sights on Saturn with my relatively new astro imager, a ZWOASI120MC. Managed to capture a lovely shot, as seen below.
Image details:
- Celestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
- Celestron CGEM mount
- ZWO ASI120MC camera
- Celestron 2X Barlow
- 800 frames stacked in Autoskakkert2
It's the best image of Saturn I've ever captured. The conditions were probably 3-4/5, so a better image isn't far off but I now have to wait for next year.
I've also been working on some wide field shots. We have moved out into the country, and have a property with spectacular night skies (bortle 3-4). The Milky Way is clearly visible, and the ability to shoot from my back yard is first-class. Below is a star trail shot I took with a lightning storm along the horizon.
As a result of moving out into the country, I have the ability to build an observatory which I am n ow in the middle of. More of that in the next post...
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