Saturn is well placed these nights to be easily observed. The rings are edge-on, so they are difficult to capture with photography. Nevertheless I have got a series of shots and have stacked them all with Registax 5. Take into account I have used the Vixen 12×80 binocular to get this image. Imagine seeing Saturn rings edge-on with a magnification of only 12 …
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Saturn and rings
Posted in Astrophotography with tags Binocular, edge-on, planet, Registax, rings, Saturn, Vixen 12x80 on 2009/03/18 by computerphysicslabHumboldt crater
Posted in Astrophotography with tags Binocular, Casio Exilim EX-Z80, crater, edge-on, Full Moon, Humboldt, libration, limb, Moon, terminator, Vixen 12x80 on 2009/03/12 by computerphysicslabHumboldt crater as seen with the Vixen 12×80 binoculars. This is a big crater but very near to the Moon limb. One day after full moon, Humboldt delivers high contrast images due to its shadow. The day this shot was made, the Moon libration wasn’t the better one to view Humboldt in its extension, but edge-on. The inner central peaks are visible.