Contains:  Solar system body or event
Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin

Saturn at the 2023 Opposition

Revision title: One last redo

Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin

Saturn at the 2023 Opposition

Revision title: One last redo

Equipment

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Description

This is my best imaging of Saturn to date. 

Basic details: 
* Captured 4 min of video (8 bpp), 15 ms frames, gain 350 --> 15,900 frames 
* Stacked best 50% with 3x drizzle
* Registax sharpening and color balance
* Further balance and orientation in photoshop.

Comments

Revisions

  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    Original
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    B
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    C
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    D
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    E
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    F
  • Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    G
  • Final
    Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin
    H

B

Title: 3 seconds of raw video -- typical turbulence

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C

Title: After stacking 50%, 3x drizzle

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D

Title: After color balance and wavelet sharpening

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E

Title: After photoshop tweaks (contrast, rotation, unsharp mask, etc.)

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F

Title: Additional PS edits (correct orientation, mild color improvements)

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G

Title: Final PS edits (adjust contrast / brightness)

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H

Title: One last redo

Description: Started photoshop over with a lighter touch. Rotation, denoise, adjust black level, adjust brightness/contrast, linear contrast curve, unsharp mask, and that's it.

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Histogram

Saturn at the 2023 Opposition, Paul Macklin