I woke at 4:30am Christmas morning because the dog kicked me in the neck. After shoving the brown bear away from my face and the prime real estate of the bed, I happened to wake enough to see what time it was and was warm enough to check what the sky looked like outside the window. It was crystal clear and I decided to throw the telescope outside and take my first real look at Saturn. Honestly the most beautiful planet in the solar system, I have only had one brief glimpse of it since being shown to the eyepiece of the telescope by my father as a small child. I'm not sure if the memory is real, or if it is just recreated in my mind, but regardless, seeing it once again is awe inspiring. Currently, my camera cannot capture just how good it looks visually in even my 4" telescope. I hope to get some better representations up on the blog before the new year.
I also took a couple of minutes of video. Using software called Registax, I was able to combine several minutes of video in to a single image. The software is able to filter out the flutter and wiggle of the atmosphere to make a much sharper image of planets. It's pretty amazing. I can't wait to get a bigger scope...
No comments:
Post a Comment