White storm on Saturn through amateur telescope near 2011 opposition

The telescope used to make this Saturn video is a humble Celestron NexStar 5SE XLT, 5 inches (125mm) aperture over an alt-azimuth mount.

Looking through the Celestron NexStar 5SE XLT there is a DSLR camera -a Canon EOS 450d (Rebel XSi)- for recording Saturn.

The Cassini Division shown in this video is a 4,800 km (2,980 mile) void region inside Saturn's rings. It was discovered in 1675 by Giovanni Cassini. From Earth-based telescopes it appears as a thin black gap in the rings.

This video is about what you can observe looking through a not expensive amateur telescope in your backyard.

Someone asked me for a under 100US$ telescope, and here it is my advice: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000MLHMAS/webmaster-20

Saturn, Rings, shadow, Cassini division, opposition, 2011, Telescope, Celestron NexStar 5SE XLT, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Astrophoto, Backyard, Canon EOS 450d, Rebel XSi, video, DSLR, Live video, SCT, Catadioptric, Space, Science, Solar system, Registax, stacking, wavelets

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• Saturn
• Rings
• shadow
• Cassini division
• opposition
• 2011
• Telescope
• Celestron NexStar 5SE XLT
• Astronomy
• Astrophotography
• Astrophoto
• Backyard
• Canon EOS 450d
• Rebel XSi
• video
• DSLR
• Live video
• SCT
• Catadioptric
• Space
• Science
• Solar system
• Registax
• stacking
• wavelets

[jdastro]

Excellent video and description! Your processing did a good job - Registax? What eyepiece did you use?

[CumputerPhysiscsLab]

@jdastro Yes, Registax 5.1. I used eyepiece projection with a 10mm eyepiece

[captdavidwebb]

@CumputerPhysiscsLab hi man i have a question,, so the crappy blurry images 0:16 only because you tried to record it with second equipment right? i mean the actual planet you're seeing with your own eye through the eyepiece supposed to be very bright and detailed isnt it?

[CumputerPhysiscsLab]

@captdavidwebb No, the blurry image at 0:16 is the actual raw video from which later it is obtained through software processing a nicer and sharper image.

The actual planet image as seen through the eyepiece is exactly the same as this blurry raw video. So using a computer you get sharper and more detailed images than viewing it directly through the telescope.

[KGX16]

I'm thinking of buying a telescope between 100 - 130 pounds online, has anyone got good suggestions?

[CumputerPhysiscsLab]

@KGX16 You have under 100 US$ a 70mm refractor telescope from Celestron, that will let you see the rings of Saturn and several details in the Moon. I put a link in this video description.

[krisDM3000]

Beautiful! Amazingly sharp! But it's not yet the opposition of Saturn. You'll still have to wait a few months for that.

[vwlover94]

Awesome video I have a Celestron 130 eq , would I get these results when the rings appear more arched?

[CrimelabS]

just a dumb question since light from saturn that comes to earth is delayed. what is the total time delay for the light on saturn to reach to earth? Does that mean if I look through the telescope I'm really looking on the past?

[Superdavo0001]

Nice one! It's amazing what stacking can do!

[bribribri56]

good work here

[cangu1975]

Damn !!, I want to learn how to edit with the Registax this way. If the results are really like this, it shows it is really amazing software. Excellent man !!!

[clairebehun]

some great inforamtion here thanks

[0Redmond]

Racist

[TheKainMan]

Good spotting there!

I have a question: I'm going to buy a Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQ soon. Any feedback on its performance? Thanks.

[TrueHamal]

Is Saturn anomalously tilted? Thank you so much.