@darcanjel211 looks fake to me, when could you even get a video of saturn and with a good video camera let alone a webcam
i see fake stars in the sky strobing all colors you can see these with a cheap camera record zoom slow down footage shows strobing orb in place of starts, even orion has fake stars, this shit is getting ridiculously close to us to see with a cheap camera
Great video of Saturn! I've been reading some of the comments that have been left on this video and I believe that unless you have actually seen Saturn through a good quality telescope, you should not comment on the authenticity of this video. A good quality 5.5inch telescope is more than adequate of capturing a video of saturn such as this when seeing conditions are good! Even an average quality telescope of this size would do well!
@gooseknack - Thanks for the confirmation. My first telescope was a Meade 80mm (3.1 inch) refractor and I was amazed at what could be seen with it. And as I'm sure you know but just want to remind others, a stable mount/tripod is the key. Bill
@WJShaheen No worries! You are correct, a stable mount/tripod is the most important aspect of a telescope, followed by quality optics. A poor mount will ruin the view in any telescope, as I can attest to!
Well back to subject, thanks Bill for such an informative video. Am so sorry that you have to listen to some idiots :) Why do people make comments without knowing facts? They just make themselves look foolish.........
@sod6t9 - Thanks for the support. You know, I used to get annoyed at that. But I now see it an an opportunity. Some honest skepticism is healthy and hides a certain amount of curiosity. As long as they avoid name-calling, I'm OK with it. Thanks again for your encouragement. Bill
@G4mingDelux3 - Yes, it is very real and actually becoming commonplace. In fact, it is several years old now. Search for Saturn, Jupiter, telescope - things like that and you'll find many videos taken by amateur astronomers. Just goes to show how wonderful the REAL world is when we can get away from the distractions of daily life. Go to a local astronomy club's "star party" and see what the planets look like directly through a telescope. You'll be amazed, and I hope encouraged. Thanks, Bill,
@G4mingDelux3 - @G4mingDelux3 - That's terrific! If anyone else is interested, you can see when the ISS is visible over your area by going to heavens-above dawt com . You can register and configure your set-up for your exact location. Bill
It doesn't matter if you have the best telescope here on earth, you will never get the same quality of images from the telescopes in outerspace. This is because the atmosphere will always blur and spread the incoming light from planets and stars. That's why some stars flash when you look at them.
Plus the images they get from planets are extremely high resolution. Stars and planets that are thousands of light years are even harder to get.
I'm 15 and have just brought my first telescope, the astromaster 130eq md. its good and i first found saturn last night (through my telescope), i have just ordered a barlow x3, will this make saturn look even more amazing?
@rsguiderr Congratulations on your first telescope and especially on seeing Saturn! The 3x Barlow will make the planet larger as you see it through the eyepiece. But, since it will spread out the available light, it will dim the image. Just use it on you longest eyepiece, say, 25mm. Maybe you have only one eyepiece anyway.
Also, I think the fact you were able to locate Saturn is admirable. Keep it up!
@nadanoordin10 - It is very real, I assure you. In fact, there are much better videos of Saturn and other planets on YouTube. Just look around. Also, when you get a chance attend an astronomy club's public star party where they will let you look through a telescope. You won't believe your eyes but you will eventually open them up to the real world around you and the real universe we live in. Bill.
@jonahmoffatt - Absolutely. Saturn's rings are easily visible with a 4 inch aperture (diameter) telescope, much less with 6 or 8 inches. The models I described also have GOTO and tracking capability.
@thejedi007 The video was taken from a location approx. 40 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona in an area with fairly dark skies. However, light pollution affects deep sky observing more so than planets since they are so bright. We generally have clear (cloudless) skies. Also, it helps that we live in a "dark sky community". Thanks for asking.
@macbeasty - Not really. Consider taking a picture of the moon. the exposure would need to be so short that no background stars would be visible. If the exposure was long enough for the stars, the moon would be "washed out". A similar thing is happening here with Saturn. Each exposure, which is a frame in the video, is maybe 1/20th of a second. Also, Saturn's moons are tiny, as are all moons around planets with one exception - Earth, whose moon is relative large.
Better than shots I've seen from large ground based telescopes or space based (Hubble).Why is it NASA or universities that have scopes1000x better than most avg. person never have the clarity as yours.I know Cassini is providing us with some extraordinary shots of Saturn & it's moons.One would think that all the technology we have we would have our Moon photographed/detailed like no other celestial satellite.Anyway,thanks for the upload!
@VonHelton - Actually, the video is very real. But, you're right to a point - you're not going to do this level of imaging with a 60mm Tasco off the shelf at W***Mart. This was taken with a premium 5.5 inch refractor on a very solid $3200 mount. Having said that, you can buy scopes of this level in specialty stores. And, there are much less expensive options available today, such as telescopes from Celestron. Also, contact a local astronomy club and have them show you just what is possible.
Thank you, Paul. I have the Logictech 9000Pro on order and that camera has a higher resolution yet. With the stacking software available today, smaller telescopes are now possible.
Well, then I guess it's up to you to open his mind to the possibilites. Start with a 3 inch telescope - I think he, and you, would be amazed. Regards.
Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-one known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings.
Wow this is great, thanks for sharing! I have just gotten into webcam astrophotgraphy but whenever I point towards Saturn it is just an overexposed white blob. Any tips?
Truly staggering. I remember as a kid, the encyclopedias said Saturn had 10 or 8 moons, I forget. That was long, long before the Hubble. We know so much more now, especially with your kind of equipment. Nice work.
Oh, boy - that gets complicated. although my particular equipment totals about $8,000 it can be done for much less. Probably $2,500. You will want to research astrophotography. There are several Yahoo groups that address this plus several vendors can help, such as Astronomics, Anacortes, Oceanside Photo & Telescope, to name a few. You may also want to contact a local astronomy club. Regards.
I did the same thing using a Quickcam 4000 and a 6" F8 achromat. The focus in mine varied due to the building heat(I was on my balcony in the winter). The colour in your movie is much better than it was through my achromat, but that is the quality of your apo coming through. I'm hoping to try the same thing this year using an FLT132 instead, but by the time it gets warm enough to try it here in Ontario Canada, the rings will be pretty much gone due to the angle of their tilt, Nice work!
It would still be interesting to see the comparison. I hope to shoot more video sometime in March to illustrate the changing angle of the rings. Thanks for your kind comments and I look forward to seeing your results. Bill
Saturn is tilted about 30 degrees when it is viewed from earth ... stupid fake video
he made it shake to make u feel its web cam, even if u bring the best static man on earth he wont be able to hold and aim on a planet mars forget about saturn.
So this stupid phillips web cam dosent come with a stand? lol
Astrophotography via webcam is an extremely successful way to image planets. All it takes is one laptop, one wbcam, one scope, barlows are optional, and programs to capture the AVI files. The files are broken down into stackable frames, and once stacked, the resulting images are spectacular. Even Sky & Telescope is always posting webcam produced images in their magazine.
Just getting around to reviewing the comments - thank you, Julie, for providing additional clarification and showing this is indeed possible. Bill Shaheen, Gold Canyon, AZ USA.
3Com HomeConnect - software that came with an old 3Com camera I already had. Could just as well have been the software that came with the SPC900NC - Vlounge.
The telescope is a 5.5 inch (140mm), f/7 refractor made by Telescope Engineering Company of Golden Colorado. The scope is known as a TEC-140 and is in a class of "premium" apochromatic refractors and contains 3 lenses. The native focal length is 980mm (7 x 140mm) and the video was made using a Televue 4x Powemate barlow, yielding the f/28 and 3920mm focal length. Thanks.
Well done, nice video with great detail, I have videoed Saturn myself and I am aware of how difficult it can be, Keep them coming !!
Cheers..
ivanhancock 1 week ago
0:13 was my favorite part XD
russian0criminal 1 week ago
Thanks saved me buying a telescope because once you have seen them thats it!!!
fastfrankee 1 month ago
Cant wait to get my telescope on xmas day :D
sarajanegarr 2 months ago
Wow !!
tgigunner 3 months ago
is that real? looks like CGI LOL
darcanjel211 4 months ago
@darcanjel211 looks fake to me, when could you even get a video of saturn and with a good video camera let alone a webcam
i see fake stars in the sky strobing all colors you can see these with a cheap camera record zoom slow down footage shows strobing orb in place of starts, even orion has fake stars, this shit is getting ridiculously close to us to see with a cheap camera
sumstuff46 2 months ago
@rickythepitbull - Now, now, Ricky - you have to do your own research. You tell me. :O)
WJShaheen 5 months ago
Great video of Saturn! I've been reading some of the comments that have been left on this video and I believe that unless you have actually seen Saturn through a good quality telescope, you should not comment on the authenticity of this video. A good quality 5.5inch telescope is more than adequate of capturing a video of saturn such as this when seeing conditions are good! Even an average quality telescope of this size would do well!
gooseknack 6 months ago
@gooseknack - Thanks for the confirmation. My first telescope was a Meade 80mm (3.1 inch) refractor and I was amazed at what could be seen with it. And as I'm sure you know but just want to remind others, a stable mount/tripod is the key. Bill
WJShaheen 6 months ago
@WJShaheen No worries! You are correct, a stable mount/tripod is the most important aspect of a telescope, followed by quality optics. A poor mount will ruin the view in any telescope, as I can attest to!
gooseknack 6 months ago
Well back to subject, thanks Bill for such an informative video. Am so sorry that you have to listen to some idiots :) Why do people make comments without knowing facts? They just make themselves look foolish.........
sod6t9 6 months ago
@sod6t9 - Thanks for the support. You know, I used to get annoyed at that. But I now see it an an opportunity. Some honest skepticism is healthy and hides a certain amount of curiosity. As long as they avoid name-calling, I'm OK with it. Thanks again for your encouragement. Bill
WJShaheen 6 months ago
is this real? wow
G4mingDelux3 6 months ago
@G4mingDelux3 - Yes, it is very real and actually becoming commonplace. In fact, it is several years old now. Search for Saturn, Jupiter, telescope - things like that and you'll find many videos taken by amateur astronomers. Just goes to show how wonderful the REAL world is when we can get away from the distractions of daily life. Go to a local astronomy club's "star party" and see what the planets look like directly through a telescope. You'll be amazed, and I hope encouraged. Thanks, Bill,
WJShaheen 6 months ago
@WJShaheen you can see with an telescope the rings of saturn? its far away...
G4mingDelux3 6 months ago
@G4mingDelux3 - Yes, the rings are easily visible in just about any of the telecopes commonly available to amateurs today.
WJShaheen 6 months ago
@WJShaheen WOW..tonight i can see the iss :)
G4mingDelux3 6 months ago
@G4mingDelux3 - @G4mingDelux3 - That's terrific! If anyone else is interested, you can see when the ISS is visible over your area by going to heavens-above dawt com . You can register and configure your set-up for your exact location. Bill
WJShaheen 6 months ago
@WJShaheen yep i know at 9.28pm i can see it :)
G4mingDelux3 6 months ago
why does nasa spent miljions of dollars an get crappy images, i used a hd webcam and my pictures and vid are 200% beter please explane ?
whiledcam 6 months ago
@whiledcam
What kind of ignorant statement is that?
It doesn't matter if you have the best telescope here on earth, you will never get the same quality of images from the telescopes in outerspace. This is because the atmosphere will always blur and spread the incoming light from planets and stars. That's why some stars flash when you look at them.
Plus the images they get from planets are extremely high resolution. Stars and planets that are thousands of light years are even harder to get.
Edge123455 6 months ago
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rsguiderr 9 months ago
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rsguiderr 9 months ago
I'm 15 and have just brought my first telescope, the astromaster 130eq md. its good and i first found saturn last night (through my telescope), i have just ordered a barlow x3, will this make saturn look even more amazing?
rsguiderr 9 months ago
@rsguiderr Congratulations on your first telescope and especially on seeing Saturn! The 3x Barlow will make the planet larger as you see it through the eyepiece. But, since it will spread out the available light, it will dim the image. Just use it on you longest eyepiece, say, 25mm. Maybe you have only one eyepiece anyway.
Also, I think the fact you were able to locate Saturn is admirable. Keep it up!
Bill
WJShaheen 9 months ago
it looks so fake though
nadanoordin10 10 months ago
@nadanoordin10 - It is very real, I assure you. In fact, there are much better videos of Saturn and other planets on YouTube. Just look around. Also, when you get a chance attend an astronomy club's public star party where they will let you look through a telescope. You won't believe your eyes but you will eventually open them up to the real world around you and the real universe we live in. Bill.
WJShaheen 10 months ago 3
@nadanoordin10 Yeah, its impossible to watch Saturn through a telescope and record it on video. Are you that much idiot or its only temporary?
Fangalatic 6 months ago
@Fangalatic - I guess I'm just an idiot since I've been able to repeat this ability on several occasions and therefore it is not temporary.
On the other hand, it might just be that the telescope rides on a tracking mount.
WJShaheen 6 months ago
@WJShaheen Read again, my friend. Its not directed to you...
Fangalatic 6 months ago
@Fangalatic - My apologies, I see your point now. Thanks.
WJShaheen 6 months ago
Sauber Aufgenommen!
v.g.
Achim
achimreinhardt 11 months ago
impressive stuff. gonna get a telescope soon. just aint to sure what to buy
jonahmoffatt 1 year ago
@jonahmoffatt - Our club's current recommendation is the Celestron NexStar SE, either in the 6 inch or 8 inch model.
WJShaheen 1 year ago
@WJShaheen thanks for the quick response. would i be able to see saturn and its rings with this model
jonahmoffatt 1 year ago
@jonahmoffatt - Absolutely. Saturn's rings are easily visible with a 4 inch aperture (diameter) telescope, much less with 6 or 8 inches. The models I described also have GOTO and tracking capability.
WJShaheen 1 year ago
Beautifull shot,
Whats the diameter of lens?
Great vid!
DyonKe 1 year ago
@DyonKe The lens diameter is 140mm (5.5 inches). Thank you.
WJShaheen 1 year ago
thats awesome! keep em coming.
FlatSpins109 1 year ago
Great shot, thanks for sharing! Just wondering, what sort of observation conditions was this taken under? (countryside, light pollution, clouds etc?)
thejedi007 1 year ago
@thejedi007 The video was taken from a location approx. 40 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona in an area with fairly dark skies. However, light pollution affects deep sky observing more so than planets since they are so bright. We generally have clear (cloudless) skies. Also, it helps that we live in a "dark sky community". Thanks for asking.
WJShaheen 1 year ago
its unusual that you cant see saturns moons in this
macbeasty 1 year ago
@macbeasty - Not really. Consider taking a picture of the moon. the exposure would need to be so short that no background stars would be visible. If the exposure was long enough for the stars, the moon would be "washed out". A similar thing is happening here with Saturn. Each exposure, which is a frame in the video, is maybe 1/20th of a second. Also, Saturn's moons are tiny, as are all moons around planets with one exception - Earth, whose moon is relative large.
Bill
WJShaheen 1 year ago
cool videos!
DTraneNC 1 year ago
Great gadsby!
That is absolutely amazing!
Better than shots I've seen from large ground based telescopes or space based (Hubble).Why is it NASA or universities that have scopes1000x better than most avg. person never have the clarity as yours.I know Cassini is providing us with some extraordinary shots of Saturn & it's moons.One would think that all the technology we have we would have our Moon photographed/detailed like no other celestial satellite.Anyway,thanks for the upload!
SSArt98 1 year ago
all i have to say is "awesome" :)
MrBuckwilliam 1 year ago
Um, let me see if I understand this. You were able to see Saturn that big with a store bought telescope?
......Yea, right.
If.....IF.......the vid is real, you'd have needed an observatory telescope AT THE LEAST.
VonHelton 1 year ago
@VonHelton - Actually, the video is very real. But, you're right to a point - you're not going to do this level of imaging with a 60mm Tasco off the shelf at W***Mart. This was taken with a premium 5.5 inch refractor on a very solid $3200 mount. Having said that, you can buy scopes of this level in specialty stores. And, there are much less expensive options available today, such as telescopes from Celestron. Also, contact a local astronomy club and have them show you just what is possible.
WJShaheen 1 year ago
Saturn is the most beautiful planet.
PsychLion 1 year ago
@PsychLion Earth is the most beautiful planet!
Peace~Truth~Love2All
SSArt98 1 year ago
I hope we could see Saturn every day with our naked eye... just like the mood
kdc111190 1 year ago
The ring is really visible, huh? :D
rEtRoStArEmO 1 year ago
This is the most beautiful planet ever.
nirvanafrik 1 year ago
This is the best thing i saw today !
ace41r 1 year ago
That is amazingly cool. you can see the color and everything and when you consider just how effing far away that is, daaaaaaamn that's insane!!
ricochet188 1 year ago
holy cow piles thats a good picture nice work
hottfuzz2 1 year ago
Beautiful
royalfootballman 1 year ago
That's cool. Saturn is just chillin' there.
ControlWise 1 year ago
Well done, that's a clearer image than I ever achieved!
pauljax08 2 years ago
Thank you, Paul. I have the Logictech 9000Pro on order and that camera has a higher resolution yet. With the stacking software available today, smaller telescopes are now possible.
WJShaheen 2 years ago
@WJShaheen i waz looking to buy my first Telescope camera.... any tips or advice.... ??
brucenunn37 1 year ago
@JOAOAAable You obviously have never owned a half decent telescope.
emgee65 2 years ago
my dad doesnt believe this stuff
but now thats good for a 5"
Oscar847 2 years ago
Well, then I guess it's up to you to open his mind to the possibilites. Start with a 3 inch telescope - I think he, and you, would be amazed. Regards.
WJShaheen 2 years ago
ese wea no es verdad yo la e gravado con webcam y no se ve asi
jote38 2 years ago
Wow....I never would have thought to aim webcam through a telescope. Thanks!
rogerdodgeraviation 2 years ago
cool
fizika123123 2 years ago
very nice. You can faintly make out the cassini division in a few frames. Also equatorial bands, 5 stars!
adramatictheme 2 years ago
this is not fake.. You can see Saturn with modest detail even through a small telescope.
jamieball 2 years ago
maybe you should try looking at Saturn through even a small telescope before you make such a bold statement.
jamieball 2 years ago 7
lol you fail
DirtyNewYorker01 2 years ago
My favourite view through a telescope!! :D
silver01kai 2 years ago
If you read the description, he connected the camera to a 5.5" telescope.
starsoffyre 2 years ago 2
Saturn is a such a beautiful planet.
shakezoolap 2 years ago
Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-one known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings.
jamieball 2 years ago
Wow this is great, thanks for sharing! I have just gotten into webcam astrophotgraphy but whenever I point towards Saturn it is just an overexposed white blob. Any tips?
mrshotglass 2 years ago
Truly staggering. I remember as a kid, the encyclopedias said Saturn had 10 or 8 moons, I forget. That was long, long before the Hubble. We know so much more now, especially with your kind of equipment. Nice work.
jonesy97 3 years ago
youre still a kid
baierlh 2 years ago
A 43 yr old kid. Thanks.
jonesy97 2 years ago
Thank you for making.
Saturn also has more than 60 known moons and it may have many more unkown.
RJL738 3 years ago
coool
tnaranjofalloutboy 2 years ago
Amazing!!! Nice work...
mchant75 3 years ago
Thank you. Be sure to compare to the recent "Saturn's Edge-On Rings", if you haven't already.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
Just did... awesome!!! What is the approximate cost for this or similar equipment?
mchant75 3 years ago
Oh, boy - that gets complicated. although my particular equipment totals about $8,000 it can be done for much less. Probably $2,500. You will want to research astrophotography. There are several Yahoo groups that address this plus several vendors can help, such as Astronomics, Anacortes, Oceanside Photo & Telescope, to name a few. You may also want to contact a local astronomy club. Regards.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
Thank you...
mchant75 3 years ago
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jamieball 2 years ago
I did the same thing using a Quickcam 4000 and a 6" F8 achromat. The focus in mine varied due to the building heat(I was on my balcony in the winter). The colour in your movie is much better than it was through my achromat, but that is the quality of your apo coming through. I'm hoping to try the same thing this year using an FLT132 instead, but by the time it gets warm enough to try it here in Ontario Canada, the rings will be pretty much gone due to the angle of their tilt, Nice work!
FactorySlave 3 years ago
It would still be interesting to see the comparison. I hope to shoot more video sometime in March to illustrate the changing angle of the rings. Thanks for your kind comments and I look forward to seeing your results. Bill
WJShaheen 3 years ago
Wanderfull :D
joaonoa 3 years ago
Cool!
radeakins 3 years ago
so fake.
kobenbawest 3 years ago
shut up...
czechmar 3 years ago
Saturn is tilted about 30 degrees when it is viewed from earth ... stupid fake video
he made it shake to make u feel its web cam, even if u bring the best static man on earth he wont be able to hold and aim on a planet mars forget about saturn.
So this stupid phillips web cam dosent come with a stand? lol
idiots
tahamirza 3 years ago
he didnt just use the cam...read the description you jackass!
MRpoopsniff 3 years ago 6
Astrophotography via webcam is an extremely successful way to image planets. All it takes is one laptop, one wbcam, one scope, barlows are optional, and programs to capture the AVI files. The files are broken down into stackable frames, and once stacked, the resulting images are spectacular. Even Sky & Telescope is always posting webcam produced images in their magazine.
Kudos to the WJShaheen... great capture!
JulieJulesJewels 3 years ago 2
Just getting around to reviewing the comments - thank you, Julie, for providing additional clarification and showing this is indeed possible. Bill Shaheen, Gold Canyon, AZ USA.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
Saturn is almost 9 AU (distance from the Sun to the Earth) from the Earth. It's rings are are 123,000 km wide and almost a dozen miles thick.
RJL738 3 years ago 2
what software did you use with your webcam?
solidsnake1972 3 years ago
3Com HomeConnect - software that came with an old 3Com camera I already had. Could just as well have been the software that came with the SPC900NC - Vlounge.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
what software did you use with you webcam?
solidsnake1972 3 years ago
really is Saturn?? mmm what telescope you use?
voxdeihn 3 years ago
The telescope is a 5.5 inch (140mm), f/7 refractor made by Telescope Engineering Company of Golden Colorado. The scope is known as a TEC-140 and is in a class of "premium" apochromatic refractors and contains 3 lenses. The native focal length is 980mm (7 x 140mm) and the video was made using a Televue 4x Powemate barlow, yielding the f/28 and 3920mm focal length. Thanks.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
This was at f/28; focal length about 3920mm.
WJShaheen 3 years ago
Awesome, wht total magnification were you using?
taha65466 3 years ago